Archive for July, 2009

Different Kinds of Miter Saws



The miter saws are very significant for many different types of woodworking activities. They are used to create angled cuts perfectly to form frames and baseboards. The basic miter saws have limited c... The rest is here: Different Kinds of Miter Saws

Different Kinds of Miter Saws



The miter saws are very significant for many different types of woodworking activities. They are used to create angled cuts perfectly to form frames and baseboards View post: Different Kinds of Miter Saws

Underwater Laser Sensing/Robotics Technology



The new underwater technology will feature within the US military's arsenalUS scientists are developing hi-tech military technology designed to be able to act as an underwater radar, in essence, and d... See original here: Underwater Laser Sensing/Robotics Technology

Military Looks to Stop Drivers With Laser Blasts



Laser dazzlers - or "optical distraction devices," as the military prefers to call them - have proven invaluable in Iraq as a way of warning drivers to stop at checkpoints. (A flash of bri... Read the original post: Military Looks to Stop Drivers With Laser Blasts

The Airborne Laser is an Important Part of America’s Missile Defenses — Tests Prove It



Late this spring, there was a successful in-flight test of the Airborne Laser (ABL) tracking system. Despite this, there is a common misperception that the ABL is an experimental defensive wea... Read the original: The Airborne Laser is an Important Part of America's Missile Defenses -- Tests Prove It

Experts See Divergent Futures for Boeing’s Two Flying Lasers



For years, the Pentagon's research budget has funded not one, but two planes armed with laser turrets. Although the Airborne Laser (ABL) and the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) have diff... Excerpt from: Experts See Divergent Futures for Boeing's Two Flying Lasers

Military tech: Researchers see targeted lasers for future weaponry



Laser weaponry looks like becoming part of future army's arsenal, including non-lethal "flashes" designed to stop car drivers. The concept of lasers as a military weapon has been hovering on ... View post: Military tech: Researchers see targeted lasers for future weaponry

Firm touts ’safer’ laser dazzlers



A small technology firm is touting a new laser dazzler that temporarily blinds and disorients its target as the "ultimate in nonlethal technology," but its efforts to sell the weapon to law en... Read more here: Firm touts 'safer' laser dazzlers

Successful demonstration of a Semi-Active Laser Guided Zuni rocket



BDA Incorporated today announced the successful demonstration of a Semi-Active Laser Guided Zuni rocket at the Navy's test facilities at China Lake, CA. utilizing the WGU-58/B Guidance and Control Sys... See original here: Successful demonstration of a Semi-Active Laser Guided Zuni rocket

Lasers & Electronic Warfare in Australia : CTD Extensions focus on EW self-protection



The CTD Extension program is funded on the same annual budget cycle as the CTDs themselves and is designed to help selected CTDs cross the financial 'valley of death' which is the graveyard of so many... The rest is here: Lasers & Electronic Warfare in Australia : CTD Extensions focus on EW ...