China Develops A Drone Laser Based Defense System

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China Unveils Laser Drone Defence System -- The Guardian

Laser has 1.2-mile range and can bring down small low-flying aircraft within five seconds of locating target.

China has developed a highly accurate laser weapon system that can shoot down light drones at low altitude, state media reported.

The machine has a 1.2-mile range and can bring down “various small aircraft” within five seconds of locating its target, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing a statement by the China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP), one of the developers.

Xinhua showed pictures of large metal boxes in camouflage paint and the wreckage of a small drone, some of it burning.

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