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A Palestinian school-teacher who worked at the UN School in Gaza, and murdered last week, built rockets in his shed in his spare time using street-sign posts and cheap chinese propellants which could penetrate the most advanced laser missile defence system on earth.His name - Awad al-Qiqhttp://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSL05686115
Author: PollenB
Keywords: Talon Mobile Laser Air Defense Skyguard Northrop Grumman
Added: January 7, 2009
Northrop Grumman has developed the Skyguard laser-based air defense system for U.S. government agencies and allies that require near-term defense against short-range ballistic missiles, short- and long-range rockets, artillery shells, mortars, unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise missiles.Skyguard is derived from the successful Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL) test bed and its predecessors developed by Northrop Grumman for the U.S. Army and the Israel Ministry of Defence. Benefiting from significant technological advancements, Skyguard has higher power than heritage systems and a larger beam, making it a much more capable system, the company said."We believe that no other weapon of any kind, or any system being developed today, can offer the kind of protection we've proven Skyguard can provide," said Alexis Livanos, president, Northrop Grumman Space Technology. "Skyguard offers the earliest possible implementation of an operational laser weapon system for defense against a wide range of threats."Like earlier systems developed by Northrop Grumman, Skyguard is a multi-mission, soldier-operated, compact and transportable laser weapon system designed for field deployment and operations.A single Skyguard system can defend deployed forces, a large military installation, and/or a large civilian population or industrial area. One Skyguard system is capable of generating a protective shield of about 10 kilometers in diameter."The THEL Testbed has demonstrated unequivocally that lasers can engage and destroy rocket, artillery and mortar threats in flight," noted Mike McVey, vice president of Northrop Grumman's Directed Energy Systems business area."This test bed has been remarkably successful. To date, it has shot down dozens of live threats, including long- and short-range rockets, mortars and artillery projectiles, in very realistic attack scenarios, and under simulated operational conditions such as surprise attacks and mixed threats."In continuous use at the Army's White Sands Missile Range since it was developed between 1996 and 2000, the THEL Testbed has proven that laser weapons could be applied on the battlefield to protect troops on the ground.Like the THEL Testbed, Skyguard is a modular and flexible system that will support future spiral developments and can accommodate improved laser and beam control technologies as they become available.Northrop Grumman Space Technology has been developing and demonstrating high-energy lasers for more than 30 years, paving the way for the U.S. to incorporate defensive lasers across all military services - including ships, manned and unmanned aircraft, and ground vehicles - and to meet homeland security needs.www.nogw.com/download/_07_skyguard.pdf"Always one to ensure that our soldiers are equipped with the latest and greatest killing tools battlefield technology, military contractor Northrop Grumman has just unveiled a mobile defense system that creates a virtual bubble of protection against flying artillery over anything located within a five kilometer radius. Based on the Tactical High Energy Laser testbed that's been in development since 1996, the so-called Skyguard system employs target-acquisition radar and a deuterium fluoride laser to detect and shoot down a variety of airborne projectiles, including rockets, mortars, and short-range munitions. Northrop is promoting the weapon as a way for countries to defend deployed troops or critical infrastructure such as airports, and not surprisingly, Israel was one of the first foreign nations given a product pitch. Initially the system is said to cost between $150 and $200 million per installation, though mass adoption could see prices plummet to less than $30 million- and someday it may even be affordable enough to install at your very own house, providing the neighborhood kids with some not-so-subtle encouragement to keep their baseballs and frisbees out of your damn yard."http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/14/skyguard-defense-laser-protects-humans-kills-missiles/
Author: PollenB
Keywords: gaza hamas rockets
Added: January 5, 2009
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Keywords: campaña combate 169
Added: November 26, 2008
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Added: November 26, 2008
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Keywords: campaña combate 168
Added: November 26, 2008
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Keywords: campaña combate 168
Added: November 26, 2008
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Keywords: campaña combate 168
Added: November 26, 2008
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Skyguard Daily QuestsFires Over SkettisRequires: Skyguard neutral, Threat From Above completeWhere: Sky sergeant Doryn at Blackwind landingWhat to do: Take the charges on your flying mount and bomb eggs on Skettis rooftops.Reward: 11.99 gold, 350 Skyguard rep
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If you havn't seen this yet, it is worth a look. Very impressive!
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Sounds too futuristic to be true? Check out the video of the Skyguard system taking out mortar rounds, artillery shells and rockets. Pretty cool and at $150 million a piece, Bill Gates might even pick one up for his place.
http://digg.com/general_sciences/Skyguard_a_Star_Wars_like_defense_system_that_is_here_now
Always one to ensure that our soldiers are equipped with the latest and greatest killing tools battlefield technology, military contractor Northrop Grumman has just unveiled a mobile defense system that creates a virtual bubble of protection against flying artillery over anything located within a five kilometer radius.
http://digg.com/security/Skyguard_defense_laser_protects_humans_kills_missiles
Northrop Grumman Corporation formally proposed a ground-based, high-energy laser system, Skyguard, as part of a layered airport defense against the man-portable air defense systems (MANPADs) threat to commercial aviation.
http://digg.com/tech_news/Skyguard_High-Energy_Laser_System
Skyguard is derived from the successful Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL) test bed and its predecessors and is capable of generating a protective shield of about 10 kilometers in diameter.
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Northrop Grumman unveiled its Skyguard laser-based air defense system yesterday offering near-term defense against short-range ballistic missiles, short- and long-range rockets, artillery shells, mortars, unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise missiles.
http://digg.com/hardware/Laser-based_Air_Defense_System_Unveiled
Imagine a laser system that would shoot down unidentified missiles within a programed "virtual bubble" range. That's what the skyguard defense laser is designed to do.
http://digg.com/tech_news/The_Skyguard_Defense_Laser
Now Northrop Grumman is pitching Skyguard, a laser weapons system for zapping missiles that the bad guys might want to use to strike military installations or civilian targets such as airports.
http://digg.com/security/Airport_security_Now_featuring_lasers