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Friday, October 02, 2009


The Millennium Falcon it ain't, but looks like the "laser" on a plane had a successful hit
Back in August, Boeing announced that its Advanced Tactical Laser — a cargo aircraft retrofitted with a chemical laser — had successfully “defeated” a target vehicle parked on the ground. The test was a step toward the fielding of a laser gunship that, in theory, could blast targets with little or no collateral damage.
That's gotta be complicated, and after seeing Star Wars for 10,000 times, it's not nearly as cool as when Luke blows up the Death Star. Still, it's gotta freak you out if you're the bad guy and your hood catches on fire and your engine blows up for seemingly no reason.



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