The US now has a “drone killing Laser”. Even if it doesn't say it, this could end up on drones one day, killing other things than drones.
Death from above!
http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2013/0...ats/?hpt=hp_t2
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He said the "solid-state laser is a big step forward to revolutionizing modern warfare with directed energy, just as gunpowder did in the era of knives and swords.
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“"Our conservative data tells us a shot of directed energy costs under $1," Klunder explained. "Compare that to the hundreds of thousands of dollars it costs to fire a missile, and you can begin to see the merits of this capability."”
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