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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dark Jezter" data-source="post: 1729046" data-attributes="member: 1015">The article stated that the THEL was tested successfully against salvo fire, meaning that it's capable of rapidly intercepting multiple mortar rounds.I'm not certain about the heat issue.We already have radar systems with tracking software that can use the vector of incoming artillery fire to determine the point of origin, and those systems have been around for over a decade.  Using that technology (and considering that computing power has improved exponentially since then), it would be simple to write up software that could predict the destination of incoming fire.  Heck, I'd be really surprised if it hadn't been done already.The Navy already has effective anti-missile defenses.  In fact, one of the main purposes of the Aegis Cruiser is to shoot down inbound anti-ship missiles with its own SAM missiles guided by the ship's very powerful SPY radar system, and if the missiles manage to get past the SAMs, many ships have fully-automated chainguns (capable of firing hundreds of rounds per second) designed to wipe out any missiles that get close.  Although the THEL system could also be easily adapted to defend ships against inbound threats.</blockquote>