It SUCKS to have an airhead in the Oval Office.   All of our sworn enemies are trying to take advantage of us - and if he retires, Kamala Harris is also fair game for these international thugs.
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/04/russias-air-force-is-out-to-prove-it-can-kill-anything/

"In addition the greater maneuverability, the commander of the aerobatics unit has praised the creature comforts of the new aircraft. Unlike the Soviet-era aircraft that were as basic as possible, these provide heater-equipped seats.

"In the Soviet Union, attention was paid to aircraft capabilities while no one thought about comfortable conditions in the pilots' cockpit," Shcheglov told Tass. "For example, fighter aircraft were on combat duty in the Extreme North while no one took care of seat heaters: pilots had to somehow use the air conditioners for heating. And now the cockpit has both seat heaters and a very comfortable air conditioner: you turn it down for the cold regime and turn it up for the heat."


...what was that...?  Yeah, we better be scared, they got heated & air conditioned SEATS!!! 

But... as luck would have it, we're working on a new kind of weapon, Lasers on Fighters.
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/04/laser-guns-on-f-15-fighters-the-u-s-air-force-has-big-plans/

"The United States Air Force Lifecycle Management Center just awarded Raytheon Technologies a $15.5 million contract to "build and deliver an upgraded version of its high-energy laser weapon system, or HELWS," according to a Raytheon statement.

Furthermore, the "AFLCMC will test the system in order to define requirements for future production programs, focusing on the air defense of air bases against unmanned aerial vehicles."

A Raytheon spokesperson stated that thanks to the company's extensive laser weapon development experience, they are ready to "build another, more robust laser system for the Air Force's premier organization and take a key step toward defining an air base air defense program of record."

Raytheon has already been awarded two development contracts by the Air Force for developing their HELWS prototype, valued at $23.8 million and $13.1 million respectively. The HELWS system is essentially a directed energy system, i.e. a laser weapon that concentrates its beam on various targets in order to destroy them by rapidly heating and destroying their electronic components."


Russians got heated & cooled seats - ahhhh.... they can die comfortably via lasers.

Quote from: Hoofer on April 10, 2021, 02:43:37 PM
But... as luck would have it, we're working on a new kind of weapon, Lasers on Fighters.
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/04/laser-guns-on-f-15-fighters-the-u-s-air-force-has-big-plans/

"The United States Air Force Lifecycle Management Center just awarded Raytheon Technologies a $15.5 million contract to "build and deliver an upgraded version of its high-energy laser weapon system, or HELWS," according to a Raytheon statement.

Furthermore, the "AFLCMC will test the system in order to define requirements for future production programs, focusing on the air defense of air bases against unmanned aerial vehicles."

A Raytheon spokesperson stated that thanks to the company's extensive laser weapon development experience, they are ready to "build another, more robust laser system for the Air Force's premier organization and take a key step toward defining an air base air defense program of record."

Raytheon has already been awarded two development contracts by the Air Force for developing their HELWS prototype, valued at $23.8 million and $13.1 million respectively. The HELWS system is essentially a directed energy system, i.e. a laser weapon that concentrates its beam on various targets in order to destroy them by rapidly heating and destroying their electronic components."


Russians got heated & cooled seats - ahhhh.... they can die comfortably via lasers.

The kicker is miniaturizing both the weapon and the power source.  The power source will probably be the big hang up. As from last I heard the current generation barely fits in an airliner.

Fix it so your post is outside of Hoofer post.
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