Air Force Puts Lockheed Martin Laser Weapon to the Test

It’s laser versus drone in the latest round of testing for directed-energy weapons. And according to Lockheed Martin, the lasers won. The defense contractor said Thursday that, in recent testing with the US Air Force, its Athena system locked onto and shot down multiple small drones, of both the fixed-wing and rotary-lift variety.

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