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Offline rangerrebew

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How the US Navy Is Using Lasers to Counter Maritime Drone Threats
« on: Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025 04:57 am »
How the US Navy Is Using Lasers to Counter Maritime Drone Threats

Once confined to the imaginative realms of science fiction, laser weapons teeter on the precipice of altering modern warfare forever. Unleashing the power of light speed and unconstrained by ammunition or conventional kinetic defenses, laser weapons herald an era of unparalleled effectiveness and sheer devastation.

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Re: How the US Navy Is Using Lasers to Counter Maritime Drone Threats
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025 10:23 am »
Finally, something the Zumwalt can shoot more  cheaply than a million a round.
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Re: How the US Navy Is Using Lasers to Counter Maritime Drone Threats
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025 10:31 am »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025 10:23 am
Finally, something the Zumwalt can shoot more  cheaply than a million a round.

I'd guess it isn't that hard to make the target surface reflective to the laser's wavelength rendering the laser ineffective.
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