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The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones (www.military.com)

submitted 7 months ago by Espiritdescali to c/futurology

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[–] Umbrias@beehaw.org 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yes easily. This is neither the first fielding of laser systems nor an impressive one. There are 50kW systems that burn through incoming artillery shells, drone rated lasers are 15 kW for all chassis.

It's not a secret either, you can literally look up Raytheon's brochure.

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