LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · edit-210日前[Combat] After exhausting its supply of AIM-9L/M missiles, a Ukrainian F-16AM launched its final AIM-120 AMRAAM to intercept a Shahed UAV.imgur.comvideomessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up162arrow-down1video[Combat] After exhausting its supply of AIM-9L/M missiles, a Ukrainian F-16AM launched its final AIM-120 AMRAAM to intercept a Shahed UAV.imgur.comLaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · edit-210日前message-square11fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10日前Not really. Boeing built an airborne laser platform, YAL-1, a modified 747 that had a Megawatt laser as a testbed for shooting down ballistic missiles. But apparently ground based lasers are currently in use along the US border. Not sure whether these are only capable of taking down smaller consumer and commercial drones, or can also work on larger UAVs.
Not really. Boeing built an airborne laser platform, YAL-1, a modified 747 that had a Megawatt laser as a testbed for shooting down ballistic missiles.
But apparently ground based lasers are currently in use along the US border. Not sure whether these are only capable of taking down smaller consumer and commercial drones, or can also work on larger UAVs.