A1_3 I believe in MIRACLs, where're you from?

Authors

  • Peter Dodd
  • Fraser Kettle
  • Alex Webb
  • Martyn Bayliss
  • Tomas Sukaitis

Abstract

The Mid-Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser (MIRACL) antimissile system is currently being developed by the US Army. Its aim is to destroy incoming missiles with lasers. This paper determines that there is a maximum of 10 minutes preparation time (assuming the missile is fired from at least 10 minutes flight time away), and it would take a 1 MW laser about 0.82 seconds to destroy a typical missile made of aluminium. It does not however cover the practical difficulties involved with implementing such a system.

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Published

15-12-2011

How to Cite

Dodd, P., Kettle, F., Webb, A., Bayliss, M., & Sukaitis, T. (2011). A1_3 I believe in MIRACLs, where’re you from?. Physics Special Topics, 10(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/2055