Army’s New Laser Cannon Blasts Drones Out of the Sky, Even in Fog -- Autopia
Boeing is building a laser cannon for the U.S. Army, and the new weapon has now proved it will be as capable at sea as on land. The High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD)—basically a high-energy laser mounted on top of a big truck—was successfully used to blast some UAV drones and 60mm mortars out of the Florida sky earlier this year, Boeing announced Thursday.
This test was done in a windy and foggy environment, an essential step to proving the technology is useful for naval deployment. The HEL MD used a 10-kilowatt laser—a much less powerful version of what it will eventually fire—to “successfully engage” more than 150 targets at Eglin Air Force Base, a Department of Defense weapons testing facility on the Florida Panhandle. In other words, it disabled or destroyed them.
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More News On the U.S. Army's New Laser
Boeing touts success of mobile laser weapon -- UPI
The US Army's Laser War Truck Can Now See (and Shoot) Through Fog -- Gizmodo
Boeing, US Army demonstrate high energy laser in maritime environments -- Army Technology
Boeing, U.S. Army demonstrate HEL MD on military vehicle -- Military Embedded Systems
Army’s newest laser cannon is Boeing-built -- Examiner
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