Laser Wars

Laser Wars

Watch India’s First High-Energy Laser Weapon Burn a Drone Out of the Sky

New footage shows the Indian military’s Mk-II(A) Laser-Directed Energy Weapon in action.

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Jared Keller
Apr 21, 2025
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The Indian Armed Forces’ Mk-II(A) Laser-Directed Energy Weapon in an undated photo. (Indian Armed Forces)

India has officially joined the high-energy laser club.

The Indian Armed Forces recently published footage of the military’s new Mk-II(A) Laser-Directed Energy Weapon blasting an unmanned fixed-wing aircraft out of the sky during testing at the Nation…

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