US Deploying Laser Weapons In Hormuz That Can Be Operated With Xbox Console: Report
The systems are costing about $500 million and can track drones precisely while using less expensive energy beams instead of missiles.
- The Department of War has deployed high-energy laser systems in the Strait of Hormuz to intercept drones and cruise missiles, with the military investing about $500 million in these war-ready weapons.
- Operators utilize reconfigured Xbox-style controllers to guide the lasers, leveraging familiar gaming interfaces to streamline training. "If you've shot a Spartan laser in 'Halo', you can probably fire in real life," Jared Keller claimed.
- War Secretary Pete Hegseth demonstrated the system's precision at White Sands Missile Range in June, shooting down a drone after brief training. Joint Task Force Southern Border has downed at least 11 cartel drones using similar technology.
- These High-Energy Laser systems convert power from generators into focused photon beams, heating targets until they melt. Experts note the heavy equipment requires clear skies and struggles against drone swarms, limiting deployment to battleships.
- The effort to weaponize light has been 50 years in the making, and officials suggest the technology could eventually reduce reliance on large ammunition stockpiles. This positions directed-energy systems as a complement to traditional kinetic interceptors.
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Today, Friday, the United States Department of War, the Pentagon, announced a $500 million budget for the deployment of advanced laser combat weapons, designed specifically to intercept and destroy Iranian drones and missiles.
America Is Now Firing Laser Weapons in the Strait of Hormuz, Destroying Iranian Drones and Missiles.
The US military is now using lasers to shoot down drones in actual combat. Inexpensive laser systems are being used against Iranian drones and cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz. Testing is also underway along the southern border.
The US military is expanding the use of combat lasers. In the context of the conflict in the Middle East, such installations are already being used in the Strait of Hormuz to intercept air targets. At the same time, the technology is being tested at the southern US border, where the military is countering drones, presumably
The U.S. military will allocate half a billion dollars to the production of combat lasers capable of intercepting drones and cruise missiles without the use of expensive anti-aircraft munitions. The United States Department of Defense will send $500 million to the development of combat lasers and the New York Post newspaper. The new weapon is designed to dismantle unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise missiles. The American Armed Forces are alread…
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