It would seem to me that the future of warfare will be that of robotic swarms of UAVs or missiles attacking our Navy ships and aircraft carriers. You can also expect that when the US Army is going to defend a country or region, that they will be the target of a barrage of rockets, or incoming swarm of robotic munitions of death. Therefore, we need a better system, and a way to target each one of these incoming objects. Right now, the future looks as if it will be one with a laser defense system. That makes sense, because if you are fighting a swarm, you can use up all your ammunition trying to shoot down a swarm, and then it's just a matter of attrition of munitions. The force with the greater number of projectiles for offense or defense, will eventually win, as the other side runs out of Read more [...]