A US Navy warship has successfully tested a new high-energy laser weapon that can destroy aircraft and drones mid-flight, the US Navy says.
A statement released on Friday by US Pacific Fleet Public Affairs included footage of the moment USS Portland "successfully disabled an unmanned aerial vehicle … with a Solid State Laser".
The Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) was developed by the Office of Naval Research.
The laser test was carried out on May 16 in the Pacific, the Navy said, without giving a specific location.
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