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Boeing unveils its drone-destroying laser cannon

August 30, 2015 by Nathan George

We don’t advocate violence at T3, but state-of-the-art laser technology is too juicy to ignore. Defense contractor Boeing unveiled its laser cannon in a new video this week, a system that uses radar to autonomously take out any potential unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

It can operate at ranges of up to 40 kilometers (roughly 25 miles), which is well beyond what a human can see with the naked eye. Once it’s set up – which only takes a jaw-dropping 15 minutes – it can be operated by one person. All you do is point and shoot the laser (although we’re almost certainly skipping a lot of tech mumbo jumbo).

As you can see, the result is pretty incredible. Unlike lasers we see in the movies – like 1987’s Predator starring Arnie – you can’t see this one coming. An enemy wouldn’t know what them or, even better, where it came from.

Boeing’s futuristic creation would also be quick and easy to transport on the battlefield. The firm says it could be carried by most tactical vehicles, and didn’t rule out chucking it in the boot of your old Ford Escort.

The laser also has one major edge over other defense weapons; the cost. Missiles can cost governments up to seven figures a shot, yet lasers only cost a couple of dollars to fire. Albeit the laser itself costs a pretty penny to run, requiring electrical energy to fire.

If you’re still intrigued, check out the video below to see it all in action.

Filed Under: Aviation, News Tagged With: Aviation

Airbus’ supersonic jet could be the next Concorde

August 9, 2015 by Nathan George

It took four long years, but European aerospace giant Airbus has finally had a patent granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office for its own ultra-rapid jet.

Capable of travelling at speeds of up to Mach 4.5 (four-and-a-half times the speed of sound), it could fly from London to New York in an hour. To put that into perspective, traditional commercial aircraft currently take around seven hours to travel between the two cities.

Airbus claims it will be able to move at twice the speed of Concorde, which cruised at 1350 miles per hour before it was retired in 2003. It would take off vertically with rockets, like a Space Shuttle, and then wing-mounted ramjets would propel the aircraft to its destination.

It’s not for the average Joe, though. Airbus says the aircraft would primarily be for "business travel and VIP passengers, who require transcontinental return journeys within one day”.

While the patent is filed, it’s far from a guarantee. We’ve seen many ambitious patents over the years that haven’t come to fruition, so we’ll see how it pans out.

If you want to know more about Airbus’ supersonic jet, then click here to watch a short video by YouTube channel PatentYogi explaining the invention further.

Filed Under: Aviation, News

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