Wednesday, 30. October 2013
Topic: Drone - on October 30, 2013 at 3:58:00 PM CET
Drone-Mounted Laser Weapons Are On the Way
DARPA is funding research into drone-mounted laser weapons. The project, called Endurance, is referred to in DARPA's 2014 budget request as being tasked with the development of 'technology for pod-mounted lasers to protect a variety of airborne platforms from emerging and legacy EO/IR guided surface-to-air missiles.' The budget explains that it will be the first application of DARPA's much-discussed Excalibur laser defense system, which developed lasers powerful enough to use as weapons.
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