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The U.S. Department of Defense is spending an average $1 billion a year on developing directed-energy weapons.
The weapons now in development come mainly in two forms: high-energy lasers, like Rafael’s Iron Beam , and Epirus ’ HPMs.
Each has its respective strengths and weaknesses.
The Air Force recently tested a drone-zapping device at a proving ground in Arizona .
The U.S. Navy has been at the forefront of trying to deploy practical directed-energy weapons.
The Navy announced the successful testing of a high-energy laser aboard the USS Portland in December 2021 .
During four days of testing in the U.S. , the laser system “successfully acquired, tracked, targeted and destroyed dozens of” drones, according to the company.
The company is opening an advanced laser integration center in Scotland .
“Everybody thinks it’s laser guns and death rays,” Withington said.
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