The US Navy Is Developing Lasers To Be Mounted On Light Vehicles

Daily Mail: The jeep that can down a drone: US Navy reveals anti-UAV weapon that can fire lasers from a moving vehicle



* Designed for use on light tactical vehicles such as the Humvee

* Initial trials with low power lasers have already taken place

* The 30kW system is expected to be ready for field testing in 2016


Enemy drones have become a major threat on the battlefield, and the UU Navy hopes a roof mounted laser could be the answer.


Its Ground-Based Air Defense Directed Energy On-the-Move program, commonly referred to as GBAD, allowing controllers to simply drive the weapon to a target.


Once drones are spotted, it can them shoot them out of the sky with a high powered laser.



Update: The Navy Wants Anti-Drone Lasers On Trucks -- Popular Science



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