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Military Testing Laser Weapons

'Star Wars' meets reality? Military testing laser weapons

Are we finally witnessing the dawn of the "death ray"? Military commanders are on the verge of being able to fire laser blasts from the air. Ref. Source 8

Weapons Laser Testing Military

The US military has been testing laser weapons for quite some time now. I think a break through will be here soon. I would not be surprised to see hand held laser weapons within the next 30 years.

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Naval laser test blasts drones from the sky

Well, we're not quite there yet, but death rays are making some interesting strides. In a series of tests in the last week of May, for example, lasers took on unmanned aircraft in a test off San Nicolas Island, the naval weapons proving ground off the coast of California. Ref. Source 7

Weapons Laser Testing Military

The fact that they were able to knock four UAV out of the sky is impressive. I would like to see how well it does on a water based craft under way and how it works in none clear sky conditions.