A vehicle-mounted laser system shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), The Boeing Co. [BA] announced today. UAVs are threatening U.S. troops in war zones. In tests at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., the system mounted on an Avenger vehicle acquired and tracked three small UAVs flying against a complex background of mountains and desert. Laser Avenger, as it is called, also shot down one of the UAVs from an operationally relevant range. These tests mark the first time a…
Vehicle-Mounted Laser Shoots Down UAV
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