US Navy shoots down drone with electric-powered laser in historic first

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MSN

‘The Navy performed similar tests during the 1980s but with chemical-based laser technologies that presented significant logistics barriers for fielding in an operational environment,’ said Dr Frank Peterkin, of the Office of Naval Research.

‘Ultimately, those types of lasers did not transition to the fleet or any other service,’ he added.

 

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MSN

‘The Navy performed similar tests during the 1980s but with chemical-based laser technologies that presented significant logistics barriers for fielding in an operational environment,’ said Dr Frank Peterkin, of the Office of Naval Research.

‘Ultimately, those types of lasers did not transition to the fleet or any other service,’ he added.

 

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MSN

‘The Navy performed similar tests during the 1980s but with chemical-based laser technologies that presented significant logistics barriers for fielding in an operational environment,’ said Dr Frank Peterkin, of the Office of Naval Research.

‘Ultimately, those types of lasers did not transition to the fleet or any other service,’ he added.

I thought all the megawatt class laser systems used by the US military were chemical lasers: Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser (COIL)

 

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I thought all the megawatt class laser systems used by the US military were chemical lasers: Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser (COIL)

Yeah they have been that’s what’s new about these.
And that’s why lasers haven’t been utilized previously.