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Boeing’s Truck Mounted Laser Weapon Destroys Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Posted by William Cox on January 26, 2009 at 8:22pm
Watch out UAV builders or Boeing just might shoot you down with a giant freakin' laser beam! Directed energy weapons are still in their infancy, really, but it's only a matter of time. Today Boeing reported that they've successfully destroyed three, flying, UAVs using such a weapon. Boeing seems to be selling the idea of defending against rogue UAVs, but, to my knowledge, there haven’t been any such threats to date. Do they know something we don't know?

Tags: avenger, boeing, laser, military, robot, uav, weapon
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  • Jack Crossfire January 27, 2009 at 12:05am
    The defense contractors are showing off their last 8 years of research like mad because of the huge shift from defense spending to social programs on the way. They've bombarded gizmodo with the multiple kill vehicle, iRobot zipper mast, Raytheon active kill system, all since last Nov.
  • SpikeUK January 26, 2009 at 11:35pm
    Shiny Mylar foil anyone?
  • Varga András January 26, 2009 at 11:28pm
    I see it's TOW and 0.50 CAL as well.
  • Varga András January 26, 2009 at 11:22pm
    Of course there's such a threat. It's not a too big effort to carry explosives by an airplane model which is equipped with a camera. Just imagine that no vip's can stay long under the open sky because they are endangered by the death from above.
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    Pat Hickey January 26, 2009 at 8:40pm
    They know something all of us know - it is rapidly approaching trivial to build a UAV, and they'd rather be safe than sorry.
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