MicroWave@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoThe UK says it conducted a 'groundbreaking' trial of a laser beam weapon that can neutralize targets for $0.12 a shotwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1156arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1153arrow-down1external-linkThe UK says it conducted a 'groundbreaking' trial of a laser beam weapon that can neutralize targets for $0.12 a shotwww.businessinsider.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square24fedilinkfile-text
The UK said it test-fired a laser beam weapon in a “groundbreaking” trial. The Ministry of Defence said it could neutralize targets for just $0.12 a shot. Countries are racing to develop weapons that can combat drones and missiles.
minus-squareOmega_Man@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up58arrow-down1·5 months agoThe kill to cost-savings ratio on this is amazing. We can kill so many for so little!
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5 months agoThis will be used against drones and missiles. Does make me wonder what the cost per bullet is for militaries though
minus-squarepound_heap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoFor a less than you pay for a cup of coffee, you can evaporate 10 or even 50 people!
The kill to cost-savings ratio on this is amazing. We can kill so many for so little!
This will be used against drones and missiles. Does make me wonder what the cost per bullet is for militaries though
Woooooo! Death Ray! Yeah!
For a less than you pay for a cup of coffee, you can evaporate 10 or even 50 people!