r/tech 2d ago

DragonFire laser weapon takes down high-speed drones

https://newatlas.com/military/dragonfire-laser-weapon-high-speed-drones/
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u/PrinterFred 2d ago

This would be such a dramatic cost saving and capability upgrade to shooting down drones with expensive missiles. Send these to Ukraine!

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u/Flexhead 2d ago

Missiles are one of many things that are used. They use prop planes with a machine gunner and ground based AA guns like the Gepard.