China Academy of Engineering Physics has develop the first megawatt laser weapon this is capable of shooting down micro UAVs flying no higher than 500m and slower than 50m/s.
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The system, dubbed Low-altitude Defender, was previously only capable of disrupting the flights of micro UAVs. Since the first successful shoot down, there were a total of 30 more successes.
It can defend 12 square kilometers at a range of up to 2km.
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