Doesn't the US military war machine so like to brag about it capabilities. Somehow though I feel a massive load of bullshit in this report. A star wars type laser weapon that the US Air Force is saying will be on fighter planes in 2020.
The invention of guns took warfare to a whole new level. Later, airplanes radically changed it again. Now, experts say another big shift is coming, led by energy weapons, including lasers.Um, well, F-35 lemon anyone? So who's writing the software for the lasers? The same people as is doing the software for the F-35? See, the F-35 won't even be able to fire it's front cannon until 2019 due to software glitches and delays:
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, said it's on track to demonstrate a working laser weapon on a fighter jet by 2020.
"It really is a national tipping point," said Kelly Hammett, chief engineer for the AFRL's directed energy directorate. "We see the technology evolving and maturing to the stage where it really can be used." CNN
The Pentagon’s newest stealth jet, the nearly $400 billion Joint Strike Fighter, won’t be able to fire its gun during operational missions until 2019, three to four years after it becomes operational.Lasers on fighters just a year later? Good luck with that. I smell a yellow aroma of lemon coming on. And how many $billions is the USAF going to sink into this little frolic?
Even though the Joint Strike Fighter, or F-35, is supposed to join frontline U.S. Marine Corps fighter squadrons next year and Air Force units in 2016, the jet’s software does not yet have the ability to shoot its 25mm cannon. But even when the jet will be able to shoot its gun, the F-35 barely carries enough ammunition to make the weapon useful. The Daily Beast
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