The UK has successfully fired a high-power laser weapon against an aerial target for the first time in a trial.

It is hoped that the test will pave the way for a low-cost alternative to missiles to shoot down targets like drones.

The DragonFire weapon is precise enough to hit a £1 coin from a kilometre away, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) says.

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    9 months ago

    Cheaper than missiles! Look how cheap it is to kill people now. Unfortunately we need to kill more innocents now to keep the manufacturers in profit.

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      9 months ago

      How are we gonna make a laser arc? And if it was from an aerial POV it would actually cause less collateral damage than something that explodes.

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      9 months ago

      Why is this comment downvoted? Raytheon exists on Lemmy or something?