VIDEO: US Army reveals video of 'Athena' laser weapon shooting down FIVE drones in most impressive test yet
US Army reveals video of 'Athena' laser weapon shooting down FIVE drones in most impressive test yet
'Athena' is a ground-based laser system that can be mounted atop vehicles
In tests at White Sands Missile Range, it shot down 5 unmanned Outlaw drones
The system causes loss of control and structural failure in an invisible attack
By Cheyenne Macdonald For Dailymail.com
PUBLISHED: 19:23 BST, 20 September 2017
Lockheed Martin has released new footage from tests with its laser weapon system, revealing how ‘Athena’ can deliver an invisible killing blow to take down an enemy drone.
In the tests conducted last month at New Mexico’s White Sands Missile Range, the prototype weapon successfully shot down five unmanned Outlaw aircraft.
The hair-raising footage shows the moment flames burst from the tails of the flying drones one by one before they plummet toward the ground, as the silent attack causes both loss of control and structural failure.
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