Is this the beginning of the laser weapons age? The Israelite Rafael Advanced Defense Systems He announced that for the first time in history, a high -energy laser system was able to destroy various combat drones targets.
Although we tend to think about laser weapons as still futuristic, lasers and laser weapons have been around for a long time.
Scientists and engineers have been studying military applications for lasers almost since the first laser was invented in 1960.
As the Vietname War tells the lasers were being used as telemeters and to illuminate targets for bombs and missiles.
Even the use of laser weapons in combat is not entirely new. The first weapons of this type were used by the Royal Navy during the 1982, although it was known as brightness lasers.
However, his goal was not to destroy things. Instead, its function was dazzle or momentarily distract the enemy pilotsspoiling your missile and bombs races.
But something has changed. For the first time, a high power laser was able to destroy combat drones.
This progress was for Rafael Advanced Defense Systems – an Israeli authority in the development of military weapons and technology. In times, the company became a subdivision of the Israeli Ministry of Defense and is considered a government company.
A World First — Combat-Proven Laser Defense, Powered by Rafael
For the first time in history, high-power laser systems have been used to intercept aerial threats in combat.
This unprecedented breakthrough took place during the Swords of Iron War — with Rafael’s advanced…— Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (@RAFAELdefense)
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Israelite defense forces managed to use a high -energy laser capable of fix and destroy a drone, burning its wings – As you can see in the video above.
It was the first time a high energy laser was used on the battlefield.
The mission was kept in Secretism. As New Atlas writes, the weapon is mysterious and it is not sure when and where it was used.
However, it is known that it was part of Israel’s “iron swords” operation. By this logic, the most likely is that it was in Fronte with gaza and Egypt.
