A NEW-age weapon system that costs just pennies per kill is set to disrupt and change drone warfare as we know it.
As rogue nations like Russia continue to pose a threat with cheap but effective attack drones, experts tout advanced laser technology as the future of warfare.
The war between Russia and Ukraine showed how incredible drones can be in the era of modern warfare.
Drones have enabled a strategy of attrition, where enemies can launch swarms of inexpensive unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to overwhelm multi-million dollar air defence systems.
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- Time codes / Chapters -
00:00 - 00:28 - Introduction
00:28 - 01:36 - High Energy Directed Weapons explained
01:36 - 03:24 - How lasers could reshape the battlefield
03:24 - 06:03 - Challenges and drawbacks
06:03 - 08:02 - Understanding Israel’s ‘Iron Beam’
08:02 - 09:47 - How lasers could help Ukraine
09:47 - 11:45 - Different uses and tech development
11:45 - 13:22 - UK’s Dragonfire laser
13:22 - 16:58 - Predicting the future, laser automation & a ‘Sci-Fi war era’
ENDS
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