Launch Counter: U.S. Army Considers Quantum Cascade Lasers to Protect its Aircraft [Video]

A heat-seeking missile bearing down on an aircraft zeros in on the infrared signature of its exhaust. In the past the aircraft might deploy flares or, if the plane was large enough, it might use a rudimentary laser to disrupt the incoming missile’s guidance system. Neither of these approaches has proved reliable enough for the U.S

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Launch Counter: U.S. Army Considers Quantum Cascade Lasers to Protect its Aircraft [Video]