Space X

     For me, one of the most interesting things is the way we end up using technology for things we'd never imagined.  In this example, what started as a toy ends up giving us a view of flight testing we've never had before.  Couple this with the ground-breaking work Space X is doing and it adds up to two very interesting videos.

PAC-3 does a pretty good job against planes too.

     There has been a lot of print about how good PAC-3 is doing against missiles in MDA testing.  What hasn't really received much coverage however is how deadly it is against aircraft.  A plane gets hit by it and the pilot probably isn't getting out of the aircraft.  In neither unfortunate blue-on-blue incident did the pilot make it out and the following two videos pretty much show why.

PAC-3 against a QF-4 Phantom from 2000:

PAC-3 MSE against a Lance TBM and QF-4 Phantom from 2013: