boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoKiller drones pioneered in Ukraine are the weapons of the futurewww.economist.comexternal-linkmessage-square160fedilinkarrow-up1393arrow-down125
arrow-up1368arrow-down1external-linkKiller drones pioneered in Ukraine are the weapons of the futurewww.economist.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square160fedilink
minus-squareskillissuer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agothere are also fiber lasers with enough power for small, slow targets like drone and size small enough to fit in a modern western fighter jet pod. targeting is done via radar roughly and then the same optics , or similar optics that laser uses later
there are also fiber lasers with enough power for small, slow targets like drone and size small enough to fit in a modern western fighter jet pod. targeting is done via radar roughly and then the same optics , or similar optics that laser uses later