US Army Is Building The World's 'Most Powerful' Laser Weapon

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These lasers would emit bullet-like pulses of light that would exterminate the target.

Tactical Ultrashort Pulsed Laser

platform will be different from the current laser systems, as it will emit short pulses that rely on low energy. In contrast, current lasers typically emit continuous beams. The new system is being designed to reach a terawatt for a short 200 femtoseconds — or one quadrillionth of a second. In that time, the UPSL would be able to vaporize a drone. On top of that, the hope is that it'll also be able to disrupt electronic systems in its vicinity, turning it also into a functional electromagnetic pulse . Such types of laser weapons are extremely useful when combating fast-moving, small drones or missiles, explained New Scientist.

The hope is to develop a UPSL that's big enough, has enough power, and ruggedization to be used on Army platforms,On top of that, this type of laser would be able to vaporize the outer casing of a drone, rather than melt it as current laser systems do.

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