Smoke rose from a drone after it was shot down by a 50-kW laser mounted on a U.S. Army Stryker vehicle.
Credit: U.S. Army
High-energy lasers are having a long-overdue moment. Two incidents in late February revealed the readiness of U.S. military lasers to serve as counterdrone weapons near El Paso, Texas—even though government officials acknowledge both cases were mistakes. nLight megawatt demonstration scheduled for...
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