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.

  • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
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    10 months ago

    The cheapest option is a CWIZ but even that thing costs something like $40,000 a minute to fire

    You don't have to spam stupid amounts of individual bullets.