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07/29/2018 / By Edsel Cook

China develops a laser gun that can shoot down drones from 800 meters away

China is now offering a laser weapon that can clear the skies of those pesky flying drones, an article in The Asia Times stated. Developed by the country’s biggest state-owned arms dealer, it can swat down small unmanned aerial vehicles at distances of up to 800 meters. The new laser is called Silent Hunter. It […]

07/13/2018 / By Edsel Cook

U.S. military spending millions on missile-destroying lasers that can be mounted on drones

The Pentagon wants a fleet of animal-inspired flying drones armed with lasers that can destroy any potential threat to the U.S., including enemy missiles waiting to be launched from their pads, reported The Daily Mail. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has put in a budget request of $9.9 billion for 2019. Of that amount, $66 […]

07/14/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

US military breakthrough as long-range laser weapon system mounted to Apache helicopter

A successful test, conducted the U.S. Army Apache Program Management Office, U.S. Special Operations Command, and defense contractor Raytheon, achieved all “primary and secondary goals” set by our military with regards to improved weapon systems involving laser technology. For the first time, a laser-powered weapon was strapped to an Apache AH-64 helicopter which was able […]

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