Watch new laser gun melt drone & set it on fire - as UK confirms 100 hit rate with secret new weapon

A LASER gun that shoots down drones and never runs out of ammunition has been fired from an armoured vehicle in a milestone for the Army.

It was fired from Wolfhound armoire troop carrier at drones in a test range in Radnor in Wales.

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[MajorKoenig]

can i get a miniature version against mosquitos please

[hotrod]

Can New Jersey borrow this as FBI can't handle the situation there with the drones.

[rbital]

Well the drone was just hoovering really low, which is a unlikely scenario during an attack. I want to see how capable it's tracking and locking on to a moving target at distance.

[TheASSedoTV]

First drones, then robots, and now lasers. We’re moving towards Star Wars. The future is now.

[greglennox]

Can it shoot down hypersonic missiles? Asking for a friend.

[xjet]

Announcing the new "disco-ball drone", complete with mirrors to reflect high powered infra-red laser beams. I claim the patent!

[Ryanjoned]

this does not change the fact that in Australia there are 48 million kangaroos and in Uruguay there are 3, 457, 380 inhabitants. So if the kangaroos decide to invade Uruguay, each Uruguayan will have to fight 14 kangaroos

[joskowal]

What happens if I stick a mirror on the bottom of my drone?

[mikevincent]

To be accurate, light itself carries zero heat. The heat occurs indirecly as physical matter absorbs photons from the light beam and converts this into molecular vibration (heat) The sun transmits zero heat through space. Heating ocurs when the electromagnetc energy from the sun reacts with matter (has to be matter that absorbs light)

[stevengrice]

Lazers that could do this have been around for 30 years..The difference now is the SIZE. The lasers can track many targets and are small enough to fit to standard army transport. SHIP based ones have also being used for at least 5yrs. Also the LAZER is invisible unlike the VT shows.

[RichardCheese-om]

But will it intercept incoming people's boats?

[The_Savage_Wombat]

Wow! It's even better than a kid with a magnifying glass!

[penio]

It just has to damage the drone camera. With such a powerful laser it happens almost instantly.

[carlalopez]

Can we please borrow a few right
now in the usa??
Not talking about it in national news,
but Oregon is beset by them too.
Scary 😱

[YouTubeAlex]

R&D in this field is critical for all future threats and warfare.
Legislation on flying drones also needs to keep up with

[shaneofcanada]

Divergence is going to make sure that you never have to worry about shooting anything in space. The atmosphere and various particulates in the air will cause the laser beam to spread out and become as harmless as a torch.

[RealFinalCionide]

Bro literally we’re going to starting an intergalactic war.

[eddelves]

Britain leading the world with military tech again. Well done guys.

[CarsCatAliens]

So why are we not actually using or testing them right this moment in NJ, Ny, Pa ?

[oGooD]

Is someone holding a tv up in the background in the office? 😂😂