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Re:Ukraine's Autonomous Killer Drones Defeat Electronic Warfare by mattashii on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @08:50AM (#44169442)
More powerful than what? If StyroPyro can build handheld 200W+ LED laser device in his workshop [0], why wouldn't a sufficiently funded military be able to build an anti-drone laser with the same (or higher) power output?

Note that his laser burns through various reflective materials, including mirrors, copper, aluminium, and steel.

[0] https://youtu.be/UBVlL0FNbSE

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Re:Ukraine's Autonomous Killer Drones Defeat Electronic Warfare by pixl97 on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @08:56AM (#44169501)
Burning stuff at 20 feet is much easier than burning stuff at thousands of feet in distance.
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Re:Ukraine's Autonomous Killer Drones Defeat Electronic Warfare by fredthestair on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @06:51PM (#44175624)
If a drone is 90% reflective it doesn't need a weapon besides your laser.. (If the star wars approach weren't a scam to enter an ever more expensive race as the side with more money than sense.)
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