Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20130414:16:52:00
Affordability. >> shannon: compare toad a tomahawk missile, which costs $1 million each time it is fired. when air force tried to mount a laser on the tip of an airplane, those lasers cost nearly $1.5 billion a piece. the pentagon canceled this airborne laser program 2 years ago. u.s. navy officials are concerned that the new technology won't work in poor weather conditions and it is not clear that the ship-mounted laser can bring down faster-moving threats, such as incoming fighter jets or missiles. the navy says the ship-mounted laser is 12-12 in the testing phase, destroying the target each...