Major Laser! The future is now!

So I came across an interesting article that made me think my childhood dreams are coming true. As most boys, I always wanted a laser gun and I really didn't think it would happen anytime soon. Well, leave it to our giant defence budget to make my dreams come true. The Air Force and Boeing joined forces in the Laser Avenger project and made laser capable of shooting down unmanned aerial vehicles. Sure the thing is big and has to be hauled around on a trailer, it's still pretty cool. This is kind of the second gen of Boeing laser projects, the first being Airborne Laser that would potentially take missiles out in midair.

Obviously this isn't exactly what I was thinking as a kid, but it seem like a step closer to Buck Rogers.

http://blog.seattlepi.com/aerospace/archives/185533.asp?source=mypi