The onboard laser required 110 pounds of chemicals and equipment for every kilowatt of laser, and the laser was approximately in the megawatt class. A similarly armed, high altitude laser drone would be a different story.

A few days ago, the US set their new interceptor missile tests and is looking to deploy laser weapons (https://www.htpow.com/300mw-green-hi...er-p-1038.html) . Upon launching strikes, wing-mounted seeker optics receive the reflected laser energy. The laser weapon can also pierce the outer skin of a drone, taking out key circuits and making it crash.

It has a fully integrated laser system been able to successfully shoot. As lasers don't run out of bullets, this discovery could be a cost effective solution for the military. It has been a key collaborator on laser-focused research.

It may suggest a new niche application for 300mw Green Laser weapons. For the new UAV, the MDA is looking for the next generation of laser technology. It must also be able to provide a steady 140 to 280 kW of power to the payload laser system it is carrying.

Altitudes and air speeds and proved that the 300mw Green Laser weapon could track and engage a target reliably. Laser weapons will be a welcome addition to the operators' mission toolbox. It fires a laser back at an attacking guidance laser to disrupt and destroy it.
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