Laser weapons are moving closer to the battlefield.
In January, the British Ministry of Defense announced that it had
successfully tested its DragonFire laser against an aerial target for the first time.
The weapon would be capable of hitting a target the size of a coin... The image was broadcast on social networks, immediately arousing the interest of Ukraine's supporters.
It marks another step in the technological race in which military powers are engaged.
“
Faced with
drone attacks
, laser technology would be the only one capable of resolving the question of sustainability
,” observed a French military source.
Laser - or directed energy - weapons will in theory make it possible to neutralize a large number of threats without depleting a precious stock of missiles.
“
Firing for ten seconds is the equivalent of using a heater for an hour
,” assures the British Ministry of Defense about the DragonFire test.
“The operating cost…
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