Despite advancements, such as the U.S. Navy’s HELIOS system and the Army’s IFPC-HEL, today's lasers can't yet reliably stop hypersonic threats.

https://archive.is/2024.08.05-032033/https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-military-freaked-lasers-are-no-secret-weapon-against-hypersonic-missiles-207436

  • huf [he/him]
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    1 month ago

    hear me out. a mountain. on rails. so you can quickly yank it in front of you when the missile is coming.

    • miz [any, any]
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      1 month ago

      if the mountain won't go to Mohammed, then Mohammed must— hang on, I'm being handed a note

    • HotAtForty [he/him]
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      1 month ago

      A mountain on wheels which is actually more profound than it sounds