Pentagon Death Ray

[njslim]

The whack job truthers are right! The Pentagon does have a secret death
ray mounted on the Global Hawk recon plane !

http://www.strategypage.com/dls/articles/20071221534.asp

Global Hawk Gets Death Ray
by James Dunnigan

January 2, 2007

Discussion Board on this DLS topic

High resolution radar is being installed in a Global Hawk UAV. This Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar consists of thousands of tiny radars that can be independently aimed in different directions. An AESA radar was used on the JSTARS aircraft, enabling it to locate vehicles moving on the ground. A new AESA radar for JSTARS enables them to spot smaller, man sized, objects. AESA type radars have been around a long time, popular mainly for their ability deal with lots of targets simultaneously, and produce a more accurate picture of what is out there.

A sufficiently powerful AESA radar can also focus enough energy to damage aircraft or missiles. The U.S. has already been doing this with the high-powered microwave (HPM) effects generated by similar AESA radars used in F14, F35 and F22 aircraft. This is sort of like the EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) put out by nuclear weapons. AESA has demonstrated that it can disable missiles and aircraft. AESA in a Global Hawk could disable electronics on the ground.

The air force has said that the larger AESA radar it plans to install on its new E-10 radar aircraft would be able to zap cruise missile guidance systems up to 180 kilometers away. The E-10 AESA is several times larger than the ones found in fighters and the Global Hawk, so make your own range estimates.

[Horatius]

This is sort of like the EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) put out by nuclear weapons. AESA has demonstrated that it can disable missiles and aircraft. AESA in a Global Hawk could disable electronics on the ground.



Now all we have to do is figure out how to use EMP to destroy a building, and how to send that methodology back in time to 2001, and we're done!

[beachnut]

The whack job truthers are right! The Pentagon does have a secret death
ray mounted on the Global Hawk recon plane !

http://www.strategypage.com/dls/articles/20071221534.asp

Global Hawk Gets Death Ray
by James Dunnigan

January 2, 2007

Discussion Board on this DLS topic

High resolution radar is being installed in a Global Hawk UAV. This Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar consists of thousands of tiny radars that can be independently aimed in different directions. An AESA radar was used on the JSTARS aircraft, enabling it to locate vehicles moving on the ground. A new AESA radar for JSTARS enables them to spot smaller, man sized, objects. AESA type radars have been around a long time, popular mainly for their ability deal with lots of targets simultaneously, and produce a more accurate picture of what is out there.

A sufficiently powerful AESA radar can also focus enough energy to damage aircraft or missiles. The U.S. has already been doing this with the high-powered microwave (HPM) effects generated by similar AESA radars used in F14, F35 and F22 aircraft. This is sort of like the EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) put out by nuclear weapons. AESA has demonstrated that it can disable missiles and aircraft. AESA in a Global Hawk could disable electronics on the ground.

The air force has said that the larger AESA radar it plans to install on its new E-10 radar aircraft would be able to zap cruise missile guidance systems up to 180 kilometers away. The E-10 AESA is several times larger than the ones found in fighters and the Global Hawk, so make your own range estimates.

Is this guy making this up? This is not what the E-10 does; it does not shoot down things, it tells other to shoot down things because it can see them real good~!.

Is this web site run by a nut?

[beachnut]

But the E-10 could disrupt a missile, not sure but it would have to be a big radar to do it; and I would like some lead pants if I have to fly with the damn thing.

Now the enemy will carry electonic mirrors and sap the sapper.

Guess this guy is not as nuts as I first thought. But the main purpose of the E-10 seems to be the multiple targets it can track.

Directed-energy weapons specialists are cautious when predicting the appearance of offensive HPM weapons on tactical size aircraft or UAVs. To use the power shaft available on the Joint Strike Fighter--for example, to energize a directed-energy weapon--is still about 15 years away. However, senior Pentagon officials have suggested that some smaller or one-shot air-launched HPM weapons could begin appearing in 2-4 years if there's adequate funding (AW&ST July 26, 2004, p. 34).

[Horatius]

Is this guy making this up? This is not what the E-10 does; it does not shoot down things, it tells other to shoot down things because it can see them real good~!.

Is this web site run by a nut?

I don't think he's nuts. I used to read his DLS page quite frequently. A lot of what he discusses is bleeding-edge developments that are just being developed or deployed. In some cases, he talks about things that are a few years off, or explains why some developments haven't panned out (like the whole LandWarrior thing people kept hyping in the 90's).

ETA: Another thing I always liked was how he tries to acknowledge the complexity of some of the tasks in re-organizing Iraq. See his recent article: http://www.strategypage.com/dls/articles/20061222233954.asp

He admits the difficulties, while being optimistic as to potential outcomes. Fairly balanced approach, I think.

[beachnut]

I don't think he's nuts. I used to read his DLS page quite frequently. A lot of what he discusses is bleeding-edge developments that are just being developed or deployed. In some cases, he talks about things that are a few years off, or explains why some developments haven't panned out (like the whole LandWarrior thing people kept hyping in the 90's).

ETA: Another thing I always liked was how he tries to acknowledge the complexity of some of the tasks in re-organizing Iraq. See his recent article: http://www.strategypage.com/dls/articles/20061222233954.asp

He admits the difficulties, while being optimistic as to potential outcomes. Fairly balanced approach, I think.

I read more, he is just projecting some; So he is not as nutty as myself.

[AZAtheist]

In 1998, I was the Payload Integrator for the Global Hawk and responsible for advanced (future) payloads. In all the time I was on the program, the Global Hawk was not planned to have an offensive capability of any type. It is unlikely that the airplane's power generating capability could support the power needed by the described death ray. Makes a good story though.

[uk_dave]

Now all we have to do is figure out how to use EMP to destroy a building, and how to send that methodology back in time to 2001, and we're done!


Ahhhh but don't forget, the US military always has technology in secret 30 years before it is made public......

....that's why during the vietnam war they had stealth fighters and ermmm...ummmm oh....oooo kkkkk maybe not. :D

[Arkan_Wolfshade]

Ahhhh but don't forget, the US military always has technology in secret 30 years before it is made public......

....that's why during the vietnam war they had stealth fighters and ermmm...ummmm oh....oooo kkkkk maybe not. :D
No, no, Vietnam was intentionally lost so that people like you would come to conclusions like that.

[uk_dave]

No, no, Vietnam was intentionally lost so that people like you would come to conclusions like that.

It's that sort of devlish deviousness that made me join the NWO in the first place. :)