Airborne laser is a weapon developed by the US Military with Northrup Grumman. The laser is a high power (in kW region) and can be used to destroy vehicles and personnel.
This is a weapons system with an mega-watt class chemical iodine laser. It cannot be purchased by the general population or public due to this classification.
Not really. The amount of power needed is tremendous, so anything useful would be huge. Boeing has been messing around with an airborne laser gun for years. It uses a giant laser which generates a beam that passes through a set of mirrors so that it can be aimed. It takes up all the space in a B747 aircraft.
Robert W. Duffner has written: 'Airborne laser' -- subject(s): High power lasers, Military applications, Lasers, History
The word 'airborne' is an adjective, a word thatdescribesa noun: airborne pollen, airborne troops.
Airborne has two syllables.
The only whole Airborne division is the 82nd. Although 101st still bears the Airborne tab above their unit insignia, they are not an airborne unit.
US airborne included 82d and 101st Airborne Division plus British 6th Airborne
Robert J. Allen has written: 'NASA three-laser airborne differential absorption lidar system electronics' -- subject(s): Astronautics, Lasers, Optical communication systems
airborne pathfinders went in before the main airborne assault started to 'light' the drop zones for incoming airborne troops
Cold sores aren't airborne.
Is breast cancer airborne
Airborne Express was created in 1946.