Future Air Force jets like this one could be equipped with diamond-based windows designed to protect the jets from the weapons on board. istockphotoFrom MSNBC:
Diamond windows offer thermal conductivity, transparency range, strength.
The U.S. Air Force may soon be adding some serious bling to its aircraft, in the form of windows made from 80-carat diamonds.
In theory, the windows would protect jets from high-powered microwaves (HPMs) they would themselves produce. The Air Force is vague on the details, but HPM devices aboard a jet could be used to disrupt or destroy enemy electrical systems. The problem is, they could also disrupt systems on board the jet itself.
That's where the diamond comes in.
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