Laser weapons are seen as a potential low-cost alternative to missiles for shooting down drones.

The UK has successfully fired a high-power laser weapon against an aerial target for the first time in a trial.

It is hoped that the test will pave the way for a low-cost alternative to missiles to shoot down targets like drones.

The DragonFire weapon is precise enough to hit a £1 coin from a kilometre away, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) says.

      • HollandJim@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        11 months ago

        How would you know when that is?

        They hit you with a tracking beam, you deploy glitter, it flies away at the speed of the missle, still being tracked, and then they zap the missle once the glitter is gone.

        I know you’re just being facetious, but this shit is real and it’s really out there, and the fact that someone’s taking this seriously is probably the only reason we’re safe.