THE French Navy is set to test a new “laser” weapon at sea. The HELMA-P laser weapon system will be tested next year, after a demonstration of its destructive power took place earlier this month in a test centre. The war on drones is the catalyst for the development of...
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THE French Navy is set to test a new “laser” weapon at sea.
The HELMA-P laser weapon system will be tested next year, after a demonstration of its destructive power took place earlier this month in a test centre.
The war on drones is the catalyst for the development of laser combat, with this month’s test seeing an unmanned aerial vehicle destroyed by the weapon.
The laser is operated by a single user through a man-machine interface, and has the capability to reach targets up to 1km away – what’s next, sharks with laser beams on their head?
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