Submission + - Weaponized laser kit available for purchase (theregister.co.uk)
stephencrane writes: Northrop Grumman is making available for sale the FIRESTRIKE weaponized laser system. FIRESTRIKE, a solid-state laser unit, weighs over 400lbs, sends/receives instructions and data via an RJ-45 jack and can be synchronized with additional units to emit an 100kw beam. It looks like some piece of stereophonic amplification equipment out of the 50's. Or Fallout 3. It is also reputed to be able to read Blu-ray disks from orbit.
