nickgully

Seems pretty easy to duplicate with LED bulbs with these characteristics: CRI: 85 or above Color Temp: 4000K About 70-80W of CFL, so that might be around 60W of LED. Using omnidirectional bulbs, perhaps 7-8 mounted near each other all shining to get the same 10,000LUX intensity at your face.

They did, they're called birds. Small mammals just grew into more large animal locations.

A vehicle like this can be controlled for more of it's flight phase, giving more flexibility in targeting moving objects, or strikes of opportunity. Also, as you said, this is less likely to start World War III.