UM-Bot Posted November 15, 2020 #1 Share Posted November 15, 2020 A number of older fighter jets will be fitted out with defensive laser weapons by the mid 2020s. https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/340883/usaf-to-fit-its-fighter-jets-with-laser-weapons 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seti42 Posted November 15, 2020 #2 Share Posted November 15, 2020 (edited) You also won't see the beam, as if you can see it, it's likely too scattered by clouds/smoke to work. But I bet at least one tester went "pew pew!" Edited November 15, 2020 by Seti42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Wellington Posted November 15, 2020 #3 Share Posted November 15, 2020 2 hours ago, UM-Bot said: A number of older fighter jets will be fitted out with defensive laser weapons by the mid 2020s. https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/340883/usaf-to-fit-its-fighter-jets-with-laser-weapons If those jets are in good condition then it makes sense. While they might not be cutting edge enough to handle air to air combat it makes sense fitting them with lasers for missile defence rather than having to build 500 new drones to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twin Posted November 15, 2020 #4 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Will these work against mirror surfaced targets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the frog Posted November 15, 2020 #5 Share Posted November 15, 2020 They tried it against mortar and rocket... with relective paint on, it doesnt works well. It's not even that good to fool sensor and tracker if you put some contermeasure. https://www.foi.se/rest-api/report/FOI-R--0152--SE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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