« on: September 23, 2017, 08:36:10 pm »
by Matt Novak
Lasers are the future of war. And if this new video by defense company Lockheed Martin is any indication, that future is pretty damn close.
Lockheed released a video showing off its latest tests of the 30-kilowatt class ATHENA (Advanced Test High Energy Asset) laser weapons system at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico from last month. The ground-based ATHENA system is still considered a protoype and is powered by a Rolls-Royce turbo generator.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNsUtZmWgdghttp://newatlas.com/lockheed-martin-athena-laser-seapon-test/51429/
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