I supported a test in which a helicopter was shot down by laser in 1975, as I recall.
They have already been fielded, with limited capability.
These are 10x stronger, with another 3x on the horizon.
That would reach the level of being able to shoot down cruse missiles.
I remember a leaked photograph of some kind of laser-armed vehicle back in the 1970s.
my dod worked on one in the mid seventies.
We have been working to develop tactical and strategic lasers for at least 45 years.
I supported a test in which a helicopter was shot down by laser in 1975, as I recall.
They have already been fielded, with limited capability.
These are 10x stronger, with another 3x on the horizon.
That would reach the level of being able to shoot down cruse missiles.
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That’s all cool and everything, and I do hope it turns out all to the good, but...
The old infantry grunt part of me is saying “I’ll take ‘Crap that won’t work as advertised for $1000.00, Alex’”.
I’m just glad it’s not more of that exoskeleton stuff. If it can make it so an infantryman *can* carry 1000lbs, then said infantryman *will* be required to carry 1000lbs. And when the damn thing breaks down, the infantry outfit will still have to carry the loadout, plus the damn exoskeleton.