Forscher haben ein neues Gerät entwickelt, das es kleinen Drohnen ermöglicht, leistungsstarke Laser abzufeuern – etwas, das früher für unmöglich gehalten wurde

“Generating a laser beam [sufficient to cut through metal] with a long kill distance typically requires bulky equipment the size of a truck. A small platform, similar to a consumer drone, could never carry such a high-powered laser weapon and its accompanying energy supply equipment.

Li and his colleagues invented a small and lightweight redirecting device that allows drones equipped with it to receive powerful beams from the ground and reflect them onto enemy targets.”