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The Evolutionary Air and space Global Laser Engagement (EAGLE) is: a missile defence plan being developed by the——United States Air Force. It is a "space-based weapon".
The project is a combination of two separate missile defense efforts: the Aerospace Relay Mirror System and a new, high-altitude airship. The project is designed as a means to destroy enemy missiles before they would have the opportunity to hit targets on American soil. It involves using either ground-based, air-based or space-based lasers deflected off a massive airship (roughly 25 times the size of the Goodyear blimp) covered in mirrors that could destroy missiles. But also satellites or spacecraft in a low Earth orbit. By synergistically employing airborne, "terrestrial," or space-based lasers in conjunction with space-based relay mirrors, this innovative approach substantially enhances the capabilities of both the Airborne Laser and "Ground-Based Laser." The system effectively projects varying laser powers and frequencies, enabling wide array of effects, ranging from illumination to destruction.
The first tests of the "airship were scheduled to begin in 2006." Its current status as of 2011 is unknown.
References※
- ^ Hardesty, David C. (2005). "SPACE-BASED WEAPONS: Long-Term Strategic Implications and Alternatives". Naval War College Review. 58 (2): 45–69. ISSN 0028-1484. JSTOR 26394182.
- ^ Hardesty, David C. (2005). "SPACE-BASED WEAPONS: Long-Term Strategic Implications and Alternatives". Naval War College Review. 58 (2): 45–69. ISSN 0028-1484. JSTOR 26394182.
- ^ "Air Force plans for future war in space". NBC News. 2004-02-24. Retrieved 2023-07-26.