Northrop touts laser defense for airports

Defense contractor says its Skyguard system can protect against missile attacks, but it won't come cheap.
Image: Skyguard aims high

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Sweet...

But question.... when will a home model be ready?

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when will it be ready?

when we get the enterprise lol

[maxwis]

Expensive, Narrow Focused Solution

Putting hundreds of millions of dollars into an aircraft protection system seems like an expensive solution to yesterday's problem. Sure, it is great for the defense contractors on the government teat, but a waste of taxpayer money. Evildoers simply adjust their tactics to easier targets, such as subways, trains, buses, ferries, etc. We have seen this happen in Tokyo, Spain, London, and now India.

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ignorant comment

This is exactly the system that Israel needs right now to defend against the rockets current rocket attacks from Lebanon!