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Found this. What other cool devices are being developed for operating?
http://popularmilitary.com/air-force-creates-real-life-light-saber-used-for-breaching/
>Take, for example, the Tec Torch, an incredibly powerful tool that can generate a blade-shaped flame that rips through a half-inch steel bar in less than a second.
>Reminiscent of Luke Skywalker’s light saber, the handheld torch weighs about a pound and is just 13 inches in length and 1.5 inches in diameter. Able to reach temperatures of around 5,000 F, the flame is propelled at a speed of around a mile per second.
>Rather than being used to duel with Darth Vader and the forces of the Empire, however, this tool helps special operations forces and first responders blast through fences, locks, vehicles and other metal objects that stand between them and their objectives. The flashlight-sized torch can even be used underwater, allowing divers to utilize its incredible force.
>“It works through a combination of chemistry and physics,” said Stephanie Johnson, a research chemist and program manager at the lab. “The extremely high heat renders the steel to a molten state, and the force of the propulsion erodes the material very rapidly.”
>The torch was developed by Energetic Materials & Products, Inc. in conjunction with the Air Force’s Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer program. The Texas-based company responded to a request from AFRL for ideas to produce a product that would replace the 16-pound acetylene torches traditionally used by special operators.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhTiv5JGtD0&feature=youtu.be
http://popularmilitary.com/air-force-creates-real-life-light-saber-used-for-breaching/
>Take, for example, the Tec Torch, an incredibly powerful tool that can generate a blade-shaped flame that rips through a half-inch steel bar in less than a second.
>Reminiscent of Luke Skywalker’s light saber, the handheld torch weighs about a pound and is just 13 inches in length and 1.5 inches in diameter. Able to reach temperatures of around 5,000 F, the flame is propelled at a speed of around a mile per second.
>Rather than being used to duel with Darth Vader and the forces of the Empire, however, this tool helps special operations forces and first responders blast through fences, locks, vehicles and other metal objects that stand between them and their objectives. The flashlight-sized torch can even be used underwater, allowing divers to utilize its incredible force.
>“It works through a combination of chemistry and physics,” said Stephanie Johnson, a research chemist and program manager at the lab. “The extremely high heat renders the steel to a molten state, and the force of the propulsion erodes the material very rapidly.”
>The torch was developed by Energetic Materials & Products, Inc. in conjunction with the Air Force’s Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer program. The Texas-based company responded to a request from AFRL for ideas to produce a product that would replace the 16-pound acetylene torches traditionally used by special operators.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhTiv5JGtD0&feature=youtu.be
