U.S. Army Hails Success With Drone-Shooting Laser -- Washington Times
The U.S. Army said its latest defense technology — a vehicle-mounted laser — has passed a recent test with flying colors, successfully shooting a drone from the sky and intercepting and destroying several mortar rounds.
The laser, dubbed the High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator, or HEL MD, and placed atop a military vehicle, hit more than 90 mortar bombs, as well as several drones, during a six-week test period conducted in New Mexico at the White Sands Missile Range, Agency France-Presse reported.
The technology probably won’t be completely operational and ready for mission until 2022, because developers are going to be working on increasing the power and range of the lasers. And the Army still has decide whether or not to buy the system, officials said to AFP.
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1 comment:
Remember all the Liberals screaming about how impossible such a thing was?
This is a huge game-changer. Once these are attached to Army units and mounted aboard ships - Wow. It'll be very, very difficult to do anything to a US force. Submarines and torpedoes would become the only real threat to the US Navy.
How long until we can mount them on fighter aircraft as well? With a gimbal mount and the helmet mounted cueing system, if our F-22s or F-35s can see you, you're toast.
I figure by 2030, things are going to be very different for our military. Assuming we're still a country by then.
Orion
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