Will This Laser System Be Able To Knock-Out Hypersonic Nuclear Missiles From The Sky?

What can catch a missile moving many times the speed of sound? An interceptor that's as fast as light. See how we're hurtling toward lasers that can stop hypersonic missiles: https://t.co/LqZ8YeBvOU pic.twitter.com/7RyZqy94Q0

— Raytheon (@Raytheon) May 20, 2019

Futurism: Raytheon Says Laser Weapon Will Blast Nuclear Missiles From Sky

Military technology company Raytheon is teasing plans to build a powerful laser weapon capable of shooting down hypersonic nuclear missiles.

A hypersonic missile is able to strike at several times the speed of sound. That’s too fast for conventional anti-missile technology, but on Monday Raytheon tweeted out an animated video showing a futuristic laser zapping hypersonic missiles out of the sky.

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Update: Raytheon discloses future lasers that can stop hypersonic missiles (Defense Blog)

WNU Editor: The problem has always been the same. Producing enough power on the ground so that a laser that can knock out a target from a far distance. Then you need the means to track and target your laser to do so. As long as that is not possible, such a system is more science-fiction than reality.

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