Target detected, tracking system engaged… Fire. No projectile in sight, but a beam of directed energy. The laser weapon opens up countless possibilities compared to conventional weapons. Ability to neutralize a drone, but also to ignite objects from a distance, such as military tents, electronic equipment and vehicles. Tomorrow, it might alter optical sensors and dazzle enemy targeting systems, destroy means of communication, cameras, ammunition, even missiles and planes.
From jamming to neutralization, the laser promises surgical precision, strikes whose source is difficult to locate, all without ammunition and with a shooting cost almost zero. What seduce the armies, at a time when the defense industry is in a hurry to increase its production rates without causing the bill to soar. A science fiction scenario? Not for long.
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