The Department of Homeland Security is considering installing “a laser called Skyguard that can make mincemeat out of a missile in a matter of seconds — according to its developer, defense contractor Northrop Grumman, which adapted the laser from a larger militarized version –” at airports and other commercial runways. Video after the jump.
Packed inside a unit the size of three school buses and stationed close to the runways, Skyguard is essentially a giant laser gun with brains. It focuses a powerful energy beam with pinpoint accuracy on a missile, heating up the explosives inside to make them detonate before reaching their target
The Department of Homeland Security is considering installing “a laser called Skyguard that can make mincemeat out of a missile in a matter of seconds — according to its developer, defense contractor Northrop Grumman, which adapted the laser from a larger militarized version –” at airports and other commercial runways. Video after the jump.
Packed inside a unit the size of three school buses and stationed close to the runways, Skyguard is essentially a giant laser gun with brains. It focuses a powerful energy beam with pinpoint accuracy on a missile, heating up the explosives inside to make them detonate before reaching their target
