Laser-based missile defense for helicopters being developed (page 2)
Protecting helicopters in combat from heat-seeking missiles is the goal of new laser technology created at the University of Michigan and Omni Sciences, Inc., which is a U-M spin-off company. Using inexpensive, off-the-shelf telecommunications fiber optics, sturdy and portable "mid-infrared supercontinuum lasers" are being developed that could blind heat-seeking weapons from a distance of 1.8 milles away.
Laser-based missile defense for helicopters being developed
Protecting helicopters in combat from heat-seeking missiles is the goal of new laser technology created at the University of Michigan and Omni Sciences, Inc., which is a U-M spin-off company. ...
Thu 2 Sep 10 from R&D Mag
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