The US has successfully tested a new high-energy laser weapon that can destroy aircraft mid-flight
Images and videos provided by the Navy show the amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland executing"the first system-level implementation of a high-energy class solid-state laser" to disable an aerial drone aircraft, the statement said.The images show the laser emanating from the deck of the warship. Short video clips show what appears to be the drone burning.
Karrey Sanders, commanding officer of Portland, said in the statement."With this new advanced capability, we are redefining war at sea for the Navy."The Navy says lasers, which it calls directed energy weapons , can be effective defenses against drones or armed small boats."The Navy's development of DEWs like the LWSD provide immediate warfighter benefits and provide the commander increased decision space and response options," the statement said.
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