Author Topic: Naval Airborne Laser  (Read 2631 times)

Offline Burncycle

  • Newly Joined - Welcome me!
Naval Airborne Laser
« on: June 24, 2017, 01:30:51 PM »
Was thinking of a way for the fleet to defend against supersonic sea-skimming missiles and thought maybe a greyhound turned airborne laser would be the ticket.  Since it doesn't have to engage at extreme ranges like the failed 747 airborne laser project was attempting to do, and with the advent of relatively small tactical high energy lasers, it would be able to loiter outside a carrier battlegroup along the expected threat bearing, spot incoming missiles with AESA radar and IRST trackers against the ocean and then nail them from above.





Offline GTX_Admin

  • Evil Administrator bent on taking over the Universe!
  • Administrator - Yep, I'm the one to blame for this place.
  • Whiffing Demi-God!
    • Beyond the Sprues
Re: Naval Airborne Laser
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2017, 03:57:19 AM »
Possible consider a version of the laser used for the ATL:

All hail the God of Frustration!!!

You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it.

Offline Kerick

  • Reportedly finished with a stripper...
Re: Naval Airborne Laser
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2017, 04:54:05 AM »
Was thinking of a way for the fleet to defend against supersonic sea-skimming missiles and thought maybe a greyhound turned airborne laser would be the ticket.  Since it doesn't have to engage at extreme ranges like the failed 747 airborne laser project was attempting to do, and with the advent of relatively small tactical high energy lasers, it would be able to loiter outside a carrier battlegroup along the expected threat bearing, spot incoming missiles with AESA radar and IRST trackers against the ocean and then nail them from above.







First glance I thought it was a B-25!!
Nice concept. I think it deserves some attention.

Offline GTX_Admin

  • Evil Administrator bent on taking over the Universe!
  • Administrator - Yep, I'm the one to blame for this place.
  • Whiffing Demi-God!
    • Beyond the Sprues
Re: Naval Airborne Laser
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2017, 05:33:16 AM »
First glance I thought it was a B-25!!


Ditto.
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it.

Offline jcf

  • Global Moderator
  • Turn that Gila-copter down!
Re: Naval Airborne Laser
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2017, 10:46:55 AM »
The only thing the ABL actually 'failed' on was co$t.
Inter alia, the basic electrical system conversion of
the base 747-400F was one of the projects I worked
on while at Boeing in 747 Wire Design.
Mostly it was removing unneeded stuff.  ;D :icon_fsm:
“Conspiracy theory’s got to be simple.
Sense doesn’t come into it. People are
more scared of how complicated shit
actually is than they ever are about
whatever’s supposed to be behind the
conspiracy.”
-The Peripheral, William Gibson 2014

Offline upnorth

  • Distorting a reality near you.
  • You want maple syrup on that Macchi?
Re: Naval Airborne Laser
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2017, 06:15:43 PM »
Bring back the S-3 Viking for this.

Put the laser on top of the fuselage in the same way they did for the extra electronic gear in the ES-3 Shadow.
Pickled Wings, A Blog for Preserved Aircraft:
http://pickledwings.com/

Beyond Prague, Traveling the Rest of the Czech Republic:
http://beyondprague.net/