The various militaries have been promoting laser guns for a while. I'm guessing the guns exist and the talk that they don't exist is smoke and mirrors.
This is not a secret. There are public demos of anti-drone laser systems in operation: https://youtu.be/NfPcl6nAlM4?t=397 The same video mentions that the system has been successfully deployed in undisclosed live environments already.
There were also some declassified demos of anti-artillery lasers that were released several years ago. I believe they were 50KW. I can't find the video because it didn't make that much of a splash and it was years ago.
Yeah, last I heard about stuff was 15 years ago. All the claims at the time said it wasn't possible. I remember it showing up at several future weapon systems shows and displays.
The various militaries have been promoting laser guns for a while. I'm guessing the guns exist and the talk that they don't exist is smoke and mirrors.
This is not a secret. There are public demos of anti-drone laser systems in operation: https://youtu.be/NfPcl6nAlM4?t=397 The same video mentions that the system has been successfully deployed in undisclosed live environments already.
There were also some declassified demos of anti-artillery lasers that were released several years ago. I believe they were 50KW. I can't find the video because it didn't make that much of a splash and it was years ago.
Yeah, last I heard about stuff was 15 years ago. All the claims at the time said it wasn't possible. I remember it showing up at several future weapon systems shows and displays.