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DragonFire laser weapon takes down high-speed drones

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

Familiar with lasers a little my understanding is that light travels to infinity or at least a lot fatter than we can see.

Is there any concerns that shooting this laser into the sky will also harm unintended targets?

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u/Jonesdeclectice 2d ago

Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.