34 Someone asked recently what kind of weapon works well in space. This kind. (www.defensenews.com) posted 1 year ago by Kaarous 1 year ago by Kaarous +34 / -0 In first, UK downs aerial drone with test shot from DragonFire laser The trial with the direct-energy weapon is considered a significant milestone toward the deployment of the system, possibly within five years. 46 comments share 46 comments share save hide report block hide replies
I'd be curious how much aerodynamics would be effected by such a coating, is my first thought. If it's too slow it'll just get tagged by motion tracking. Second thought is that you're looking at a lot larger thermal load than just a blowtorch.