"Amid concerns about Islamic State’s use of weaponized hobbyist
drones, the US military is testing a laser weapon designed to take out
the aerial menace, and small enough to be mounted on a Stryker armored
vehicle.
The
Mobile High Energy Laser (MEHEL) fires a 5-kilowatt beam that can either
scramble the drone’s circuits and sever its communications with ground
control – a 'soft kill' – or destroy it outright in a 'hard kill,' according to the military publication Stars and Stripes.Vehicles equipped with the MEHEL took part in the 10-day Maneuver Fires Integration Experiment exercises at Fort Sill, Oklahoma last week. A total of 50 drones were shot down, some just a few seconds after being engaged, Army spokeswoman Monica Gutherie said."
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