US Army’s new drone-killer Stryker zaps UAVs for just $3 using 26kW laser
The US Army is testing a $10 million laser weapon system fitted on its Stryker combat vehicle, which can destroy a drone for just $3 beam.
Leonardo DRS and BlueHalo announced the successful live-fire demonstration of a new Counter Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) Directed Energy (DE) Stryker designed to defeat Group 1-3 UAS with multiple kinetic and non-kinetic defeat technologies.
During last month’s demonstration for US Army officials in Socorro, the mobile C-UAS capability successfully destroyed numerous drones using BlueHalo’s 26kW Locust Laser Weapon System.
Additionally, the demonstration included near-simultaneous C-UAS and ground engagements with the laser and a 30mm remote weapon station (RWS).
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The C-UAS DE Stryker successfully destroyed every drone over the two-day demonstration.
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