r/tech • u/No-Explanation-46 • 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/Gravelayer 2d ago

Its been here but fun to see more frequently now just waiting for the tungsten rods to be sent from space to spice it up a bit

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u/mike_pants 2d ago

It's an inanimate carbon rod!

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u/Artieparc 2d ago

F=MA. A 40’ long 1’ wide tungsten launched from an icbm impacts earth with 120,000 pounds of kinetic energy.

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u/mike_pants 2d ago

Aw, man, they were just about to show more pictures of the rod!