laser weapons
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US Air Force Releases Video Of New Combat Drone, The XQ-58A Valkyrie
The US Air Force has released the first images of its latest combat drone, the XQ-58A Valkyrie. The new aircraft, which went from concept to first test flight in 2.5 years, “behaved as expected” on its first test flight this week, according to the Air Force.
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US Air Force Wants To Put Lasers On Fighter Jets By 2021, Bringing Us One Step Closer To Star Wars
The US Air Force’s scientific research wing is giving Lockheed Martin $US26.3 million ($34.3 million) “for the design, development, and production of a high power fibre laser” which it expects to start testing on a tactical fighter jet in four years. Sounds cool and certainly futuristic, but the jury’s still out on whether these weapons…
