Watch the NEXT GENERATION of Missile Defense technology

[muman613]

I have a personal interest in the advances in anti-missile shield techonology. In the 80s I was involved with the 'Star Wars' defense initiative (SDI) as I worked for several of the American companies who were developing the 'magic bullet' which would be able to shoot down a missile in flight.

It is a very complex task considering there are many variables which much be tracked in real-time along with the telemetry from the ground-based radar installations. These missiles are moving near the speed of sound (if not greater) and while most of them are not guided (yet) they provide a real tricky target for an anti-missile bullet.

I worked for some of the companies involved in the Iron Dome system at the time (Hughes Aircraft which became Raytheon) and I worked for some smaller companies as a consultant (software engineer) involved in air-to-air guided missiles. I am very pleased that the fruits of our labors 30 years ago are coming to fruition.

Now Raytheon is working with Israel's Rafael systems in developing the next generation of missile defense systems. The 'Davids Sling' system which is popularly named 'Magic Wand' looks very promising at knocking out mid-range missiles...

Here is a test launch which takes out a target missile...