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The US Air Force has just taken receipt of this new vehicle, which does resemble something right out of the Mad Max movies.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/10\/25\/the-air-force-just-received-this-mad-max-like-laser-dune-buggy-to-shoot-down-drones\/<\/a><\/p>\n From the article:\u00a0 The Air Force\u2019s newest weapon<\/a>\u00a0brings the pew-pew of high-energy lasers to a vehicle that looks like it came out of a \u201cMad Max\u201d movie.<\/p>\n The service took delivery from Raytheon earlier this month of the first high-energy laser weapon system (HELWS) to counter unmanned aerial systems. The system will be deployed overseas as part of a year-long Air Force experiment to train operators and test the system\u2019s effectiveness\u00a0in real-world conditions<\/a>, according to a company news release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In recent years, cheap, off-the-shelf drones have proliferated,\u00a0posing a threat to U.S. forces<\/a>\u00a0on the battlefield, as well as to\u00a0air bases<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The weapon system being tested uses an advanced variant of the company\u2019s Multi-spectral Targeting System, an electro-optical\/infrared sensor, to detect, identify and track enemy drones. Once targeted, the system engages the threatening drones and knocks them out of the sky in a matter of seconds. – article<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Frankly, I’m less worried about drones attacking my neighborhood than I am about some dingaling deciding it might be cute to upset the neighbors by dropping an angry skunk from a drone in their yard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\n\n