Say a prayer for the EMT's.
>Q, get your ass out here and resolve this. I’m calling you out as a LARP.
Isn't this copy pasta like the Navy Seal rant? Seems I've seen this, or something very like this many times.
>so they got lasers that can fire through clouds and rain without diffraction now?
Fly above it. We know about this:
Global Hawk - Performance and Specifications
Aircraft Specifications
Dimensions:
Length: 44.4 ft (13.5 m)
Wingspan: 116.2 ft. (35.4 m)
Height: 15.2 ft (4.6 m)
Air Vehicle Characteristics:
True airspeed @ 55k+ ft altitude: 335 KTAS (VNE = 355 KTAS)
Turn radius@ 55K+ ft altitude: 6.5 nmi
Altitude: 65,000 ft (max)
Payload: >1,500 lb
Range/duration: 11,000+ nmi / 31+ hr (max) Engine: Allison AE-3007H turbofan
Engine thrust: >Flat rated at 7,500 lb thrust at sea level
Take-off fuel: 14,500 lb (15,436 lb max fuel tank capacity)
Take-off gross weight (max): 25,600 lb
No telling what's up there that we don't know about. Lot's of speculation that public knowledge is 40-100 yrs behind the curve.
I think the retirement of the ABL (Air Borne Laser) was a sign that it was a test bed, and it was supplanted by an operational system.
I don't think Trump could taunt our adversaries with the degree of confidence he has if that weren't the case.
Aand there's the Hawaii and Whidbey take downs to consider.
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/aircraft/GlobalHawk/performance.html
>would have to be orbital.
>suborbital would require multiple aircraft circling 24/7.
>low flying terrain guided missiles would be untouchable with laser.
I agree, but a reliable defense would require a multi-pronged approach for near surface/hypersonic/stealth, ballistic/tactical missles, and orbital threats.
We kept the B-52's up 24/7 for years, so that's not a valid argument.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/11/05/us/00bomber-listy.html
We know we have deployed "Upward Falling Payloads" to the ocean bottom, which might be used against near surface threats.
https://www.darpa.mil/program/upward-falling-payloads
And then there's the X37B. That's probaly