Video of Multiple Kill Vehicle Test Scares Me Silly

budanski · 12-09-2008, 10:00 AM

http://gizmodo.com/5104917/video-of-...cares-me-silly

flanker7 · 12-09-2008, 10:40 AM

Straight out of "Terminator"

Scary!

Evolv5 · 12-09-2008, 01:31 PM

Ooooooh it's an anti-ballistic missile missile .... oh jeez. I thought it was some kind of UAV that could kill multiple ground targets at once.

Now I don't think this video is "fake", but it almost looks it. Quite surreal.

deadlast · 12-09-2008, 10:17 PM

Thatls one impressive piece of tech!

Seraphim · 12-09-2008, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flanker7

Straight out of "Terminator"

Scary!

Thats what I was thinking. Badass!

astro · 12-09-2008, 11:32 PM

Great and all, except... why? We need more information as to its purpose, as at the moment I'm seeing something a much quieter rotor based unit could do just as well, re: the hovering aspect.

jetsetter · 12-09-2008, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astro

Great and all, except... why? We need more information as to its purpose, as at the moment I'm seeing something a much quieter rotor based unit could do just as well, re: the hovering aspect.

Sigh............It is designed to work in the vacuum of space. No air and those rotors wouldn't work. Read the title of the topic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_Kill_Vehicle

Linedoggie · 12-10-2008, 12:21 AM

Skynet became aware......................

Kadrun · 12-10-2008, 12:33 AM

Looks like the "funnel system" in animation called "Gundam"

Andrew Chalmers · 12-10-2008, 01:17 AM

Terminator? what?

I'm not dissing its execution - but it is basically a well coordinated group of thrusters, valves, piping and fuel tank. The technology is already used when the shuttle or satellite orbits are moved adjusted in space.

Nothing to be afraid of.

HunterG · 12-10-2008, 01:24 AM

All I gotta say is wow, try to understand the problem of accomplishing that! This takes more than Kalman filters.

plato · 12-10-2008, 02:38 AM

something similar was tested as early as 1999:

Japan also had a similar test of their own:

loganinkosovo · 12-10-2008, 02:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by budanski

http://gizmodo.com/5104917/video-of-...cares-me-silly

John Woo, Eat your heart out!

Zoomie · 12-10-2008, 12:26 PM

Awesome stuff! Thanks for sharing.

12-09-2008, 10:00 AM	#1
budanski Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Houston, Texas USA Posts: 3,349	Video of Multiple Kill Vehicle Test Scares Me Silly http://gizmodo.com/5104917/video-of-...cares-me-silly

12-09-2008, 10:40 AM	#2
flanker7 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: cyprus Age: 32 Posts: 4,533	Straight out of "Terminator" Scary!

12-09-2008, 01:31 PM	#3
Evolv5 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Si vis pacem, para bellum Posts: 4,207	Ooooooh it's an anti-ballistic missile missile .... oh jeez. I thought it was some kind of UAV that could kill multiple ground targets at once. Now I don't think this video is "fake", but it almost looks it. Quite surreal.

12-09-2008, 10:17 PM	#4
deadlast Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 21	Thatls one impressive piece of tech!

12-09-2008, 11:32 PM	#6
astro Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 855	Great and all, except... why? We need more information as to its purpose, as at the moment I'm seeing something a much quieter rotor based unit could do just as well, re: the hovering aspect.

12-10-2008, 12:21 AM	#8
Linedoggie If anyone needs a damn fool, i'm your man Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Escaping from New York Posts: 6,681	Skynet became aware......................

12-10-2008, 12:33 AM	#9
Kadrun Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the Earth Empire, Universe is ours! Posts: 1,243	Looks like the "funnel system" in animation called "Gundam"

12-10-2008, 01:17 AM	#10
Andrew Chalmers Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Traveling 200 of 365 Posts: 659	Terminator? what? I'm not dissing its execution - but it is basically a well coordinated group of thrusters, valves, piping and fuel tank. The technology is already used when the shuttle or satellite orbits are moved adjusted in space. Nothing to be afraid of.

12-10-2008, 01:24 AM	#11
HunterG Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North of 49. Posts: 31	All I gotta say is wow, try to understand the problem of accomplishing that! This takes more than Kalman filters.

12-10-2008, 02:38 AM	#12
plato Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,859	something similar was tested as early as 1999: Japan also had a similar test of their own:

12-10-2008, 12:26 PM	#14
Zoomie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: USA Posts: 3,908	Awesome stuff! Thanks for sharing.