Comments on: Airborne Laser Testbed Successful in Lethal Intercept Experiment http://steeljawscribe.com/2010/02/12/airborne-laser-testbed-successful-in-lethal-intercept-experiment Looking for clues at the scene of the crime Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:55:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Steeljawscribe http://steeljawscribe.com/2010/02/12/airborne-laser-testbed-successful-in-lethal-intercept-experiment/comment-page-1#comment-4942 Steeljawscribe Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:05:26 +0000 http://steeljawscribe.com/?p=4420#comment-4942 Derrick: That's why the YAL-1 is labeled an Airborne Laser Testbed. It is by no means a depoyable weapon, but what we learn from development and testing with the testbed (e.g., durability of optics) will figure heavily in the laser weapons systems to come. w/r, SJS Derrick:
That’s why the YAL-1 is labeled an Airborne Laser Testbed. It is by no means a depoyable weapon, but what we learn from development and testing with the testbed (e.g., durability of optics) will figure heavily in the laser weapons systems to come.
w/r, SJS

]]> By: Derrick http://steeljawscribe.com/2010/02/12/airborne-laser-testbed-successful-in-lethal-intercept-experiment/comment-page-1#comment-4941 Derrick Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:42:46 +0000 http://steeljawscribe.com/?p=4420#comment-4941 That experiment is an astounding technical accomplishment, given all the challenges. I'm just curious though...I thought that the Obama Administration was of the position that ballistic missile defense systems would be based on naval warships (surface combatants). I thought someone stated on the Naval Institute blog that one of the primary drivers for that was the need to be able to fire lasers in salvo mode, which would require a heavier power source than a plane could carry. Was this experiment done on a pre-Obama Administration approved budget? That experiment is an astounding technical accomplishment, given all the challenges.

I’m just curious though…I thought that the Obama Administration was of the position that ballistic missile defense systems would be based on naval warships (surface combatants). I thought someone stated on the Naval Institute blog that one of the primary drivers for that was the need to be able to fire lasers in salvo mode, which would require a heavier power source than a plane could carry.

Was this experiment done on a pre-Obama Administration approved budget?

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