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Army To Double Power Of Stryker-Mounted Laser After Counter-UAS Experiments

Army To Double Power Of Stryker-Mounted Laser After Counter-UAS Experiments
An unmanned aerial vehicle displaying the damage caused by a compact laser weapons system during the during the Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment, at Fort Sill, April 21, 2016. (Photo by Monica K. Guthrie, Fort Sill PAO)

At a recent experimental exercise at Fort Sill, Okla., Staff Sgt. Eric Davis of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division shot down at least a dozen unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from the interior of a Stryker Wheeled Vehicle.What makes his marksmanship unique is that Davis used a 5kw laser to down the simulated enemy drones, of which more than 14 different types were flown during the Maneuver Fires Integration Experiment (MFIX).“It was extremely effective,” Davis said during a May 10 conference…

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