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A new laser weapon for the drone age #shorts
60 Minutes· 2026-03-18 15:53
So, the benefit of a laser system is you can just keep on lasing at that target until it goes down. >> Can this shoot down a hundred drones at the same time. >> Because you're only taking 1 second or less to kill some of these drones depending on the range >> and quickly go through and complete your mission >> right now today.Is it strong enough to shoot down the Shahad drones that Iran is sending in. So, we've had a lot of great success with those types of drones, and our new Locust system is directly inte ...
Inside the laser system built to shoot drones #shorts
60 Minutes· 2026-03-18 15:51
We visited AV in Albuquerque where their laser system called Locust is built. The top part that looks like Wall-E is the beam director. The deadly ray blasts out of one of the eyes.The base contains batteries as the power source and a cooling system. Each unit costs roughly $8 million and can be stationary or installed in the back of a truck. Has it ever been deployed in battle.>> Absolutely. Yes. Multiple battles in different theaters around the world, >> including against shahitz.>> Are you telling us tha ...