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German Laser Destroys Targets More Than 1Km Away

Posted by samzenpus on from the lazlo-approved dept.

kkleiner writes "A German company has brought us one step closer to the kinds of shootouts only seen in Sci-Fi films. Düsseldorf-based Rheinmetall Defense recently tested a 50kW, high-energy laser at their proving ground facility in Switzerland. First, the system sliced through a 15mm- (~0.6 inches) thick steel girder from a kilometer away. Then, from a distance of two kilometers, it shot down a handful of drones as they nose-dived toward the surface at 50 meters per second."

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  1. Obvious. by Forty+Two+Tenfold · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Sharks.

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    Upward mobility is a slippery slope - the higher you climb the more you show your ass.
  2. Re:50 m/s = 180 km/h = 111.85 mph by Jetra · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Because people in America are stubborn, arrogant, and resistant to change.