Charlie Springer wrote:
On Tue, 4 Oct 2005 08:10:21 -0700, Ian Parker wrote
(in article .com):


5) The perfection of a VN would have enormous military consequences. In
fact space based lasers could strike anywhere on Earth and would be an
alternative to air strikes.


We already use them in combat. They are typically about 5' 10", bipedal and
autonomous. Big improvements could be made in power source and
heat/environmental tolerance and communication/navigation and general
quantitative sensor interface as well as processing speed.

-- Charlie Springer


I'm quite familiar with that model. Unfortunately the software has quite
a few bugs in it and the hardware tends to break down on a regular
basis. It's in need of some re-design. Not sure if they're still in
warranty.

Bill,
Phoenix