humble3d Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Lasers turn atmosphere into massive surveillance system... THE FUTURE OF SPYING Earth’s atmosphere can be turned into massive surveillance system using LASERS, scientists discover British firm unveils research which shows that the atmosphere could be used to spy on ordinary citizens in unprecedented detail BAE believe that within 50 years, one of their aircraft could use an “atmospheric lens” to observe people from very long distances using the Earth’s atmosphere as a tool. The lasers temporarily change the Earth’s atmosphere into magnifying glass structures which can alter light and radio signals. This means users can listen into radio signals for thousands of miles. A spokesperson said: “Within the next 50 years, scientists at BAE Systems believe that battlefield commanders could deploy a new type of directed energy laser and lens system, called a Laser Developed Atmospheric Lens which is capable of enhancing commanders’ ability to observe adversaries’ activities over much greater distances than existing sensors.” “Working with some of the best scientific minds in the UK, we’re able to incorporate emerging and disruptive technologies and evolve the landscape of potential military technologies in ways that, five or ten years ago, many would never have dreamed possible,” added Professor Nick Colosimo, BAE Systems’ Futurist and Technologist. The concept mimics the ionosphere, a naturally occurring layer of the Earth’s atmosphere which can be reflective to radio waves. The radio signals bounce off the ionosphere allowing them to travel very long distances through the air and over the Earth’s surface, picking up every radio signal in its wake. BAE Systems claimed the lens could also be used as a form of “deflector shield” too. The Laser Developed Atmospheric Lens (LDAL) concept was developed by technologists at the Company’s military aircraft facility in Warton, Lancashire. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2626083/bae-systems-turns-earths-atmosphere-into-massive-surveillance-system-using-lasers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bausch Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Do they mention, know, or care about what possible effects this may have on the earth's atmosphere? Not to sound so hippie (though nothing is wrong with it ). I do understand the motivation to gain military and tactical power, and I am not saying that it should be completely abandoned. I think there can be some reasoning in that area. Now, imagine if that kind of researching effort were to be focused on things more useful to humanity in general, not just as leverage or power for governments to exert on their citizens or against others rivaling them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avitar Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 As a physics student, I'm here to laugh at all the people who believe we have the ability to create a laser with power equal to a black hole for this "atmospheric bending" over hundreds of kilometers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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