The U.S. Army s Next Super Weapon: A Laser Machine Gun?
The U.S. Army is working on one of the most futuristic weapons that’s come along in quite some time. It’s called the Tactical Ultrashort Pulsed Laser for Army Platforms. According to Industry Tap, the laser is “more than a million times powerful than any used before.
The U.S. Army is working on one of the most futuristic weapons that’s come along in quite some time. It’s called the Tactical Ultrashort Pulsed Laser for Army Platforms. According to Industry Tap, the laser is “more than a million times powerful than any used before.”
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The US Army is developing its most powerful laser yet that is a million times more powerful than current systems.
Most laser weapons fire a continuous beam until a target melts or catches fire, but the Tactical Ultrashort Pulsed Laser (UPSL) for Army Platforms will emit short, pulse-like bursts.
It s being designed to reach a terawatt for a brief 200 femtoseconds, which is one quadrillionth of a second, compared to the 150-kilowatt maximum of current systems.
Even for that infinitesimal amount of time, the UPSL could vaporize the surface of a drone.
It s also thought such a burst would disrupt nearby electronics systems, making it a functional electromagnetic pulse (EMP).
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The US Army is building a laser weapon more than a million times more powerful than any used before – although because it delivers short pulses, the overall energy involved is low.
Existing laser weapons produce a continuous beam that is held on a target, such as a drone or missile, until it melts – the first was deployed by the US Navy in 2014. The new weapon, known as the Tactical Ultrashort Pulsed Laser for Army Platforms, would be more like science-fiction movie lasers, firing bullet-like pulses of light. … Continue reading Subscribe now for unlimited access