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German Laser Weapon Can Shoot A Drone Out Of The Sky
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| 24 December 2012
Posted on 12/25/2012 6:42:52 PM PST by zeestephen
Or even hit a mortar round mid-air before it's had a chance to explode. The machine fires a 30 kW primary laser and a 20 kW secondary laser that can slice through a steel girder at about 1,000 yards.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: laserweapon; military
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To: zeestephen
I want one of these for my back yard.
Would love to have the ability to shoot down drones.
To: zeestephen
I am certain that the next Ford Class aircraft carrier, CVN-80 Enterprise, will have a full complement.
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posted on
12/26/2012 3:37:43 AM PST
by
jmcenanly
("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
To: zeestephen
Unfortunately their portability is only as effective as the nearest electrical outlet....
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posted on
12/26/2012 4:37:51 AM PST
by
Hot Tabasco
(Jab her with a harpoon.....)
To: zeestephen
So why don’t we put mirrors on our UAV’s?
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posted on
12/26/2012 5:27:15 AM PST
by
outofsalt
("If History teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything")
To: Joe Boucher
I’m looking forward to the portable, household model. Sear a steak or a drone in the same afternoon. Keep that airspace above the house just a little cleaner. I hope the targeting system will link to my I-phone.
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posted on
12/26/2012 7:19:11 AM PST
by
Steamburg
(The contents of your wallet is the only language Politicians understand.)
To: Steamburg
Just got a gopro for Christmas and it works off my iphone link
pretty cool,
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