<story><title>U.S. Air Force has shot down multiple air-launched missiles in a test</title><url>https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27795/the-air-force-just-shot-down-multiple-missiles-with-a-laser-destined-for-fighter-aircraft</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>gingabriska</author><text>Don&amp;#x27;t we simply need a missile covered with mirrors to defy these lasers?&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s just a light bean albeit concentrated one, how hard can it be to deflect it?&lt;p&gt;Edit: don&amp;#x27;t understand the downvoting, please enlighten. Your wisdom is not obvious to me. Thanks</text></comment>
<story><title>U.S. Air Force has shot down multiple air-launched missiles in a test</title><url>https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27795/the-air-force-just-shot-down-multiple-missiles-with-a-laser-destined-for-fighter-aircraft</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>rdiddly</author><text>All the acronyms are over the top.  Have they heard of my Project SCIMITAR? (Symbolically Capturing Information by Making Inane Trite Acronyms to Rememberstuff)&lt;p&gt;Joking aside, if they can get this into a compact form that can be adequately supplied and cooled, it&amp;#x27;ll be a quantum leap in weaponry.  You&amp;#x27;re talking about going from hurling chunks of matter that in turn impart kinetic and thermal energy, to being able to project energy directly.</text></comment>