BBC News - Rheinmetall demos laser that can shoot down drones A laser weapons system that can shoot down two drones at a distance of over a mile has been demonstrated by Rheinmetall Defence. Thought there would be some more up to date stuff on their website but this is a few weeks old. Flying colours: Rheinmetall successfully tests 50kW high-energy laser weapon
BBC News - Rheinmetall demos laser that can shoot down drones Thought there would be some more up to date stuff on their website but this is a few weeks old. Flying colours: Rheinmetall successfully tests 50kW high-energy laser weapon Why laser? A predator is easy meat for anyone with a fighter force..say a Pakistani Mirage and the will to do it.
Lasers might be better for air-defence in urban areas. Remember the fuss over missiles on the flats at the Olympics? Lot cleaner & quieter to have a laser up there.
Pakistan has it own drones why would they need to shoot them down... in its navy and aiforce ,they even manufature drones fo the US market,
I see that attempts to fit a multi barrelled canon around the Laser is being considered. Modern weapons and a sign of the things to come? Regards Tom
I was thinking more of the CIA drones infringing Pakistan airspace....Drones are not needed to shoot drones down..They are easy meat to any state that does not want the infringement.
I am sure behind closed doors they have agreement , that it is not an infringing Pakistan airspace, otherwise they would shoot them down. The irony is the CIA having to use them on a problem they created themselves. I guess the laser will have other uses in the future.
