Lockheed Martin's Athena laser has this truck's engine sizzling with a laser beam fired from over a mile away. Lockheed Martin
IBTimes: Lockheed Martin's Athena Laser Fries Truck Engine From More Than A Mile Away
Lockheed Martin is showing off new fiber-optic laser technology capable of frying the engine of a truck located more than a mile away. Known as Athena, for Advanced Test High Energy Asset, the laser was unveiled after the military contractor made it known that it is also experimenting with fiber-optics that could disable enemy warplanes and rockets flying overhead.
Lockheed tested Athena this week, proving it has the precision and power to knock out a small, stationary truck sitting on cinderblocks. The truck didn't explode, unlike in the movies, but the engine was rendered useless, with Lockheed suggesting there could be a future in nonlethal weapons.
More News On Lockheed Martin Demonstrating A New High-Power Laser Weapon
Lockheed Martin's laser can stop a truck from over a mile away -- Endgadget
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Lockheed tests new 30kW ATHENA laser weapon system -- Army Technology
Lockheed Martin's Athena Laser Can Disable Vehicles A Mile Away -- Tech Times
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