---
title: "Boeing patents ‘Star Wars’-style force fields"
description: "Aircraft and military manufacturer Boeing has been granted a patent on a system that is designed to prevent explosion shockwaves from harming a target."
date: "2015-03-23"
modified: "2015-03-23"
authors:
  - name: "Alex Klokus"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/alex-klokus"
url: "https://futurism.com/boeing-patents-star-wars-style-force-fields"
categories:
  - "Boeing"
  - "Space"
---

# Boeing patents ‘Star Wars’-style force fields

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- As it is described, the system is not designed to prevent direct impact from shells or shrapnel; rather, it is designed to protect a target -- such as a vehicle or building -- from the damaging effects of shockwaves from a nearby impact.
- The patent is for a shockwave attenuation system, which consists of a sensor capable of detecting a shockwave-generating explosion and an arc generator that receives the signal from the sensor to ionise a small region, producing a plasma field between the target and the explosion using lasers, electricity and microwaves.
- This small plasma field would differ from the surrounding environment in temperature, density and/or composition. This would provide a buffer between the target and the explosion that would hinder the shockwaves from reaching and damaging the target.

### Author social links  
[LinkedIn](<https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexklokus>)