he Army's New Laser Weapon Can Burn Holes Right Through Drones
By 2022, four armored vehicles will tout the technology.
By Kyle Mizokami
Aug 23, 2021
The Army is testing a prototype laser weapon system for short-range air defense.
The laser, DE M-SHORAD, is designed to shoot down enemy drones and artillery shells.
If the laser is successful, it could enter service as early as 2022.
The U.S. Army is finally putting a laser weapon on the ground.
The Directed Energy Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD) system is designed to shoot down not only drones, but also incoming artillery, which has been a vexing problem on the battlefield for hundreds of years. The Army is set to field the first four lasers, mounted to armored vehicles, sometime next year.
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