NATO embraces new Australian-made Star Wars-style lasers to counter Russian drones
NATO embraces new Australian-made Star Wars-style lasers to counter Russian drones
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Australian-made Star Wars-style lasers are helping NATO tackle drone threats
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- The high-powered laser is faster and cheaper than traditional missiles or cannons
- An undisclosed NATO country is expected to receive the weapon in the next 18 months
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Australia is helping to take the world into the era of Star Wars-style combat.
A Canberra-made laser is about to become NATO's newest frontline defence against enemy drones, in a deal experts say could transform the future of warfare.
The high-powered laser, nicknamed Apollo after the Greek God of Light, can destroy up to 20 drones a minute, at a cost of $1 per shot, which is faster and cheaper than traditional missiles or cannons.
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