A Ukrainian military commander has announced the successful use of the country’s first laser weapon on the battlefield.

A Ukrainian military commander has announced the successful use of the country’s first laser weapon on the battlefield, revealing that it has effectively targeted specific objects.

“I will repeat: laser technologies are already striking certain targets at certain altitudes,” Kyiv’s Unmanned Systems Forces commander Vadym Sukharevskyi stated.

No further details regarding the laser weapon’s deployment, including the date and location, were provided.

  • Skua@kbin.earth
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    14 days ago

    Bad news I’m afraid, major military powers havce been testing much bigger lasers for years

    But to my completely amateur guessing, this is probably less dangerous to humans than things like laser rangefinders specifically because it’s designed to be pointed at the sky. I don’t doubt for a second that it would really fuck someone’s eyes up if you actually did point it at them, of course

    I don’t think a non-destructive solution is particularly viable here, unfortunately. I mean, you came up with a defence literally within the same comment, imagine how fast a large and motivated military would solve it