re: #782 austin_blue

Ack! Agreed about the satellites, but an airborne laser platform for ICBMs or SLBMs? No chance. Their stand-off capacity makes them unstoppable by that tech.

Just a note but this test was just for the boost phase of the rocket. I don’t know about the portability of the device but I doubt it would fit on an F-16 or F-22. Again that means knowing when the launch would occur which would mean alerting a 747 to fly within firing range of the launching missiles and knowing the exact location of each rocket. If you have 2 dozen simultaneous launches going on that would mean either 24 747s or being able to hit each target from one 747 laser platform.

Good luck.