4 Shocking Declassified Laser Weapon Tests

In the ever-evolving landscape of military technology, laser weapons have transitioned from speculative fiction to formidable reality. Watch four groundbreaking advancements in directed-energy technology, each marking a significant milestone in the future of defense.
On January 2023, Lockheed Martin unveiled their DEIMOS laser weapon system, achieving "first light" and signaling a crucial step towards operational deployment. This momentous development promises to integrate laser technology into Stryker combat vehicles, reshaping the capabilities of modern combat.
Decades of research culminated in a dramatic leap forward with the Tactical Airborne Laser Pod. This revolutionary technology, poised to enable combat planes to intercept and neutralize threats at the speed of light, underscores a new era in aerial defense, transforming the conventional approach to threat engagement.
In a unique twist on non-lethal weaponry, the PHASR (Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response) rifle emerged as a cutting-edge solution designed to temporarily incapacitate targets without inflicting permanent harm. Modeled after the concept of “setting phasers to stun,” this rifle represents a significant advancement in minimizing collateral damage while maintaining operational efficiency.
The Active Denial System represents a bold approach to non-lethal crowd control and perimeter security. By emitting a beam of concentrated energy to induce discomfort, this technology aims to protect military bases and manage crowds with minimal escalation. Despite its groundbreaking design, it has navigated its share of controversy and challenges, particularly following a critical incident in 2007.

[@Ubique2927]

Lasers will work fine until the next Microsoft update.

[@russelbrown6275]

😂😢😮😅

[@EmoTioN77359]

Haha! I saw what you did there 😅

[@allreadynotinuse4169]

Rfol thank you!

[@ultimobile]

yeah - unless they get CrowdStriked

[@VladDrago1978]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@paullastnamehere3295]

Rule of thumb: Expect that the public release of information is older than what they say. That is, this information is what they were probably working on 10 years ago and what they have now is more advanced than what they want you to know.

[@Tam0de]

I don't think it's 10 years. They're working on technology that's 40 or 50 years ahead of what we have today.

[@josephdelp87]

Many whistle blowers have said the military industrial complex is 20-50 yrs ahead. Depending on which field is talked about.

[@concernedpatriot.2221]

Absolutely.

[@CuriousLayperson]

I've had that thought with AGI. Like, if we have GPT5 about to be released trhis summer, & cooperations building multi-billion dollar computing data centers just for AI, then DARPA must have an AGI or something close. Sandboxed hopefully. The coming years will either be super awesome, or a decent in to anarchy. Woot.

[@Kirovets7011]

Another rule of thumb: Don't believe that they are actually futher with their technology than they show us. It's meant to either make us think that the military is almost unbeatable, either they want to scare us with their crowd control weapons. Further more, the "downsides" they tell us about the common crowd control weapons, is just partially true. Most of those downsides are exaggerated.

[@bonjovi2757]

Artificial Intelligence, Laser weapons, Autonomous drones, Robots...where have I seen this before? Oh yeah, in a movie called Terminator.

[@codyringer1857]

Good thing movies aren't based in reality

[@mikejacob3536]

​@@codyringer1857 Skynet is watching...

[@deadwingdomain]

Russia has Terminator tanks!

[@malking5226]

@@deadwingdomain Had. Past tense

[@jjdoom4420]

Most importantly are they going to mount them on Sharks? 🤔

[@DJSockmonkeyMusic]

And if not, why not?

[@zaphod22]

or WINDMILLS!🤣

[@anthonyburnam3415]

Finally a person asks the important question. Thank you.

[@renegade5399]

Asking the REAL questions.

[@VersaceXBL]

5g towers near us all brother from another mother

[@DrFiero]

Lockheed needs to take on StyroPyro as a consultant.

[@DrFiero]

As long as he promises not to do any public speaking.. ;P

[@MrLunithy]

@@DrFiero 🙄🤨

[@codyringer1857]

Probably already working for the government.

[@jamesogden7756]

Whoa! Giving him the latest and greatest toys? As long as we get a video, I'm down. 😅

[@SteveSiegelin]

There are quite a few KZbinrs that have put out some massive laser builds. Backyard scientist actually had to sign an NDA and cut out part of his video when he made his laser cannon. The optics he used were on par with what the government was using. In actuality laser physics is very easy. The hard part is learning how to coat all your mirrors correctly and having the money to purchase those reflective mirrors that can take the laser light at the right frequency so that they don't overheat. Government lasers are usually chemical lasers. They use a chemical reaction for the lasing medium. The reason they do this is because the power demand is a lot lower and your beam is legitimately on demand. Some of these chemicals are highly toxic. This is why a lot of civilians don't have the access to them, they cannot buy the underlying materials needed for lasing. Also beams affect organics and inorganics differently. The same nanometer beam that can burn a hole in a steel plate will not affect a biological sample as fast. This is why we have different nanometers for tattoo removal. The problem is that a lot of KZbinrs aren't working with the same technology the government is. You think they do but their power outputs are a fraction of what these lasers are.

[@nunyabeeswax9463]

37 years ago I earned an Associate in Science in Laser Electro Optics Technology. I used that knowledge and had a wonderful career in graphic arts and medical. I remember doing the math for a like a 50 MW laser. I got my degree 37 years too soon.

[@dougriech6561]

Hello sir, I'd like to pick your brain, if I may. I'm an old fart too, but an amateur version of yourself. I've built lasers sence '76 and now have a handheld NUBM37 diode aray that finally works perfectly....electronics aren't the issue, it's optics. Combining 26 parallel beams is more challenging than building the device! I have an optical bench and have done much experimentation to varying degrees of success, including a funnel prism utilizing the Total Internal Reflection principle. I'm under impressed with my results combining the beams. Could you be so kind as to share a little knowledge? Thank you, Doug Riech

[@MuffinManUSN]

​@@dougriech6561 Doug, I think you're about to be introduced to something called Discord. Conversations are normally hidden as they would progress in a nature such as this. Ensure that knowledge is shared with you and not by you in cases like yours. Stay safe and meet in public at mid-day. Wish you the best on your journey.

[@blueyezmichael9262]

@@dougriech6561u need to introduce magnifying glasses and mirrors to amplify the beam like setting an ant on fire with the sun

[@blueyezmichael9262]

Plasma screen tvs if u took two screens apart and inverted the screens while putting them together it would be like a death ray

[@MuffinManUSN]

@blueyezmichael9262 the layers they put into making them is crazy. I have taken a few apart just to get a juvenile understanding. It's lovely

[@5kullandI3onez]

Everyone gangster until you pull out a laser

[@zaphod22]

then they be like on da knees cryin like a baby beggin to live

[@dirk480]

Im sure glad it is "environment friendly"!

[@vsiegel]

Some astronomers might disagree.

[@vsiegel]

But hey, they will no longer complain about light pollution from cities ...

[@blueyezmichael9262]

That’s most important to me also due to no collateral human damage

[@KirkMarch]

An environmentally friendly weapon. How far we've come...

[@D.A.B-w7n]

Yes, this is all very impressive but, the really important thing is, when fired do the lasers go…phew phew phew? If they don’t make the phew sound, we don’t want ‘em.

[@ecleveland1]

No , only the phased plasma rifles make those sounds.

[@jeffduncan9140]

​@@ecleveland1yeah, you're right. I know the Blastech DL-44 didn't quite sound like that. 😅

[@kennethohnemus3192]

I'm with you on this. No sound effects 👎👎👎👎

[@matthewmeans8360]

The guns and rifles also need have a kick. I don’t want none of that Star Trek BS. I kneed that Fallout recoil.

[@Schizoinsomnia]

Will a zeet zeet zeet work? Or they can add in sound effects, like the electric “muscle” cars do!

[@chrislong3938]

Detractor: The weapon doesn't always work correctly and it must never be used!!! Police Chief: OK, I guess we'll just go back to using bullets.

[@blueyezmichael9262]

Not blue cars

[@joemoore5844]

Order your DEW proof BLU roof today

[@chrisgoetsch1964]

Last time I knew microwaves could cause RADIATION BURNS, that doesn't exactly sound like it's not harmful

[@chrisgoetsch1964]

That is why a microwave oven has that mesh looking screen between the pieces of glass on the door, it's there to deflect the microwaves.

[@intractablemaskvpmGy]

RADIATION BURNS is a bit misleading. Microwaves heat things by making molecules vibrate. They are non-ionizing and do not have enough energy to cause radiation burns!

[@DoctorBillTheRadioMan]

​@@chrisgoetsch1964The holes are actually smaller than the microwaves. The waves are larger than the holes and cannot escape.

[@adamtribbett3294]

@intractablemaskvpmGy thanks captain obvious

[@intractablemaskvpmGy]

@@adamtribbett3294 Instead of a snarky nasty remark you could have enlightened them. But instead you revealed yourself as toxic. Sincerely, Captain Obvious

[@blueyezmichael9262]

That’s why anything blue survived

[@josephdelp87]

Maybe that's why Oprah and the Rocks homes had light blue roofs.

[@josephdelp87]

Maybe that's why Oprah and the Rocks homes had light blue roofs in Hawaii.

[@blueberrywilbur315]

Why would blue stop a UV laser?

[@josephdelp87]

@blueberrywilbur315 to explain that someone with science jargon can explain it better. It was explained to me years ago. In short . Take a black car and a white car. Put them in the sun for 10min. Go out with your bare hand and place them on the hoods. Which hand gets burned. The one on the black one. Light blue reflects most of the energy.

[@blueberrywilbur315]

@@josephdelp87 Not UV clown plenty of blue shit burned 🤦‍♂️🤡

[@peterrobb4675]

I love human beings...the crowd control laser is a flamethrower without the flames!

[@PatrickBaptist]

I'm so glad I'm not a human, I'm a man.

[@codyringer1857]

Ya that's not a correct comparison at all. Just because something sets fires does make it a flamethrower.... like think before you speak

[@ElijahJohnston-k5p]

...I love ur lvl of stupidity

[@FantsyPants]

Here me out- a laser in a torch with a 4ft range, call it a sabre light!

[@NemonicanatLarge]

Not around the world! Keep the technology in our military!

[@roybal1975]

The government should employ Styro Pyro that guy is a genius when it comes to lasers

[@JamesPrpich]

I wonder if those lasers could over heat and need to be cooled in between shots.

[@yt.personal.identification]

Or just be susceptible to a mirror

[@Ron-zr6se]

This is very old tech, we had this back in 75. The main problem with conventional laser weapons it the time required to be on the target, this was solved prior to 1980. The only reason it was not deployed is the panic it would cause on the global scene. You can bet your bottom dollar that the US is not the only one to have this tech.

[@rpereira1973]

I guess Russia doesn't else would be using in Ukraine...

[@Nylonscheme]

@@rpereira1973you still need a whole system to target, track ,differentiate, command…the laser is the easiest part to make.

[@iron567]

depending on temperature this will most likely be useless againts hypersonics. Hypersonics are massively shielded againts heat. the plasma cloud surrounding the missile would most likely defuse the beam.

[@dwightnix893]

Saw a beam cut through the clouds near where I worked at about a 45° angle that pulsed but was so straight and long lasting it looked like something out of star wars. It couldnt have been lightning.

[@yt.personal.identification]

A kid with a toy?

[@adamlee9461]

Im wearing my blue tarp watching this

[@nickabel8279]

Psyop. Countries would just paint their military blue. Hell. Planes n missiles would blend in with The sky

[@michaelzernie7092]

No matter what they showcase, underground the military is 40 years ahead.

[@davidcook1622]

Maui?

[@blueberrywilbur315]

You mean the few blocks in Lahina?

[@Ring0--]

Oof. Don't tell the insurance companies.

[@stephenkalatucka6213]

Introducing: The Land Grab 5000! Gets rid of pesky people who refuse to sell!

[@blueberrywilbur315]

@@stephenkalatucka6213 You think the literal crappiest part of Maui is what people are trying to take? A few miles on the east side of Maui?

[@Yeetboii]

even more crazy, psychological warfare, unreal engine renders

[@thecopperchicken8033]

Could this be used for ied disposal and quicker and safer sweep and clear?

[@Anarchy_420]

Please create a vid about The Thunderwell!

[@716relentless]

So putting reflective body panels such as mirrors on military vehicles aircraft Etc would be the best defense against the laser energy weapon and send it right back to where it came from? So seems like these expensive energy weapons can reflected and used against the the operator for the cheap cost of a mirror

[@rfo3225]

I believe what you are thinking of is "corner reflectors ", like those used on sailboats, signage, and the like, to return the beam back along its direction of origin. Good for radar, microwaves, infrared and visible.

[@JL-mr1wl]

Why are we talking like this stuff hasn't been deployed. When it has, the US has energy weapons on naval ships, aircraft, and land vehicles, not to mention drones and satellites that have been deployed with an exception to hand held weapons. Which are in a late stage development. Also, energy weapons involving defensive shields and hand held and or tri-pod type weapons are in the mix. If you know how to research then you'll find the information I'm talking about.

[@olivervision]

Would a polished or mirrored surface thwart/reflect the laser beam, rendering it ineffective?

[@hiddentruth1982]

For a short time yes. There are several things that play in to it though. Like the material and the wave length of the laser. Eventually though the laser will burn through it.

[@leecluster3437]

If not a perfectly reflective surface, only for a short time. However, for a perfectly reflective surface, lasers can be effectively and permanently thwarted.

[@tomislavvaldec1]

@@hiddentruth1982 if it flight in strait line

[@Phalanx_Soul]

all missiles will be covered in mirrors so it looks like a disco ball of doom

[@blueyezmichael9262]

When the very metal of cars were melted

[@blueyezmichael9262]

Look at Maui it was a blue laser

[@blueyezmichael9262]

Gamma beams cannot destroy anything the same colour

[@roberttanguay8532]

Curious, how would a fighter pilot know if their plane is being hit with a laser if they're being targeted visually (targeted and shot at by the use of a camera?

[@seanglynn8971]

ALL weapons require experts to operate them effectively

[@bzick405]

Smoke or reflective surfaces are very simple countermeasures

[@aetherwalker5434]

Depends on the energy of the laser

[@bzick405]

@aetherwalker5434 it would take a lot to burn through a high-quality convex mirror. But it is possible in a lab setting. I concede. Since we are talking about weapons you would have to keep that focused on the same exact spot on a moving target

[@aetherwalker5434]

@bzick405 I think you are severely underestimating the capabilities of the United States DARPA program. What you are seeing now is "lightyears" behind what we have in secret. Edit: that being said who tf knows what counter measures they have developed for laser weapons. There very well could be some meta material they have created that can bounce high energy lasers back.

[@ikestrawman4625]

do you think a mylar blanket would effectively be armor against the crowd or human targeting weapons

[@bzick405]

@ikestrawman4625 no. Unless they were using a mild radiant heat weapon or a flashlight

[@seanglynn8971]

Sooner than expected is like 15-20 years ago if you ask me

[@AdamVest]

What if the enemy puts a mirror coating on their missiles or does cloud seeding over their target area?

[@Ubique2927]

How long until the hand held laser rifle?

[@Todd.P]

They are accurate and effective indeed, just check out Maui and California.

[@neondystopian]

The only thing really holding these weapons back is the power source. Once we make the necessary leaps in that technology, you're going to see these weapons proliferate like crazy.

[@AdanBlinBlinDJ]

How are they experts on something they don’t have any information on?

[@soupbums]

I guess the test on Maui was a success also the blue cars and homes wasn't affected

[@joesshop3622]

5 plus seconds to destroy something may easily be simply overwhelmed by a swarm. Somehow this time needs to be massively shortened to be really effective.

[@SteveSiegelin]

Also unlike a bullet laser beams don't have a trajectory change over distance. Instead they have a power drop. What actually dictates the speed you can fire is the speed that you can focus the beam.

[@brainspatula]

Do the DEW

[@tudogeo7061]

Make the pew

[@kennethcohagen3539]

One problem with lazars is that they can be seen especially at night, dusk and dawn. That would give away your location, so you better be sure you’re behind cover or prepared to defeat any incoming threats.

[@dloui5214]

still in infancy dev . would be fielded as early as 2032

[@stephenmiller2544]

What would it look like for a person to get hit with one of those lasers??? That would be a horrifying.

[@MrLunithy]

So one can designate themselves and expect kinetic ordinance inbound ..........

[@mdshaler]

My grandfather did his masters thesis on the future uses of lasers in the mid '50's. Although I don't think he foresaw all the uses that we've found for them.

[@kaltkalt2083]

Just cover your missiles and ships with high quality mirrors and that will reflect the laser. Just gotta keep em clean and bling bling shiny.

[@DoctorBillTheRadioMan]

I was 15 when I built my first laser. That was 1969.

[@imfloridano5448]

This is 50yr old technology. A neutral particle beam was tested back in the 80's from space with great success

[@SteveSiegelin]

I never thought I'd have a warning class for a laser sign at my front door but it's amazing how far lasers have progressed! The heat I've been able to produce with a simple civilian class four laser makes me really want to play with a military chem laser😅 honestly I think we need to start classifying military lasers as class 5 even though there is no class 5 yet.

[@michaelotoole1807]

i think the military is moving away from chemical lasers

[@Mr_Dopey]

The new Skunkworks jet is supposedly equipped with a laser weapon. It's too fast for anything else.

[@jacoblahr]

I wonder if those high frequency sound whatever theyre called weapons work on def people..?

[@Jumptownwore]

I picture that a coating to dissipate or redirect the energy is just around the corner and we are back to square 1 again :p

Aluminum foil. Just joking, but a mirrored surface would most likely be problematic.

[@kdiggity41510]

You can reflect the microwave less lethal weapon back at the source and it’s defense line using simple reflective materials.

[@eyewonder6448]

The effects of the active denial system can be thwarted with something as simple as a blanket held in front of you.... You could always use a aluminum foil shield as well.. And could cook a burrito on the other side of it...

[@carlsaganlives6086]

Besides the mess, it sounds like it would do the trick if/when the Sta-Puft man returns.

[@hyacinthbucket3803]

What if the enemy wraps their missiles in a highly reflective substance, will that defeat the laser?

[@rambojohn272727]

This might be a stupid question, but couldn't you shield a drone or missile with mirrors to reflect the light away and prevent the heat from building up?

[@michaeldaugherty6826]

OMG, the Narrator’s voice is driving me crazy. I can’t finish this video.

[@TheInsaneupsdriver]

In a air to air scenario those facing off against a laser equipped aircraft, would have to unload their entire missile complement to have a chance in hell.

[@afrog2666]

Some really good music choices in this one, me likey (:

[@happymann1000]

Wouldn't small arms fire render this a paperweight with just one hit to the optics sticking up like a sore thumb?

[@JamesKonzek-xr5zy]

Who needs the Ark of the Covenant when ya have something like this?

[@GeneralPadron]

I don't know where you got your info from. But, Northrop and Gruman had a mobile laser weapon system, that could target and shoot down twelve missiles or mortars all mat the same time. And this was in the late 1980's.

[@noone-zm2rl]

America need to stay ahead with technology

[@windturbineusa3641]

*They should just aim for a GRASER (Gama Ray Amplification By Simulated Emission radiation.) Basically an Atomic Radiation ray gun!*

[@MrDogonjon]

Good idea! They have patents for that... It's a fizzle fissile anti-missile. Illegal by internation law to deploy low earth orbit nuclear powered anti missile gamma ray laser.

[@windturbineusa3641]

@@MrDogonjon *Yes, this was part of Ronald Reagan's "STAR-WARS" program in 1988 that ended up bankrupting Russia by 1991 since they spent billions working on the same thing to keep up with us. I have seen versions that work on similar mechanics to a microwave oven but Gama waves are much higher frequency but its not that hard. If they can make an EBAY bulb they can make a Gama Ray Bulb but but with an ultra short wave it has to be BIG to get the 'Wattage" output. One design was just two Plutonium balls that smashed into each other at 600 Htz. in-between two magnetic reflectors. Kind of simple.*

[@GeraldS-yx1yq]

They make there own micro ships. 🪖🫡

[@robertdaly4387]

Didnt they cancel the ADS because sunblock can stop the weapon?

[@4Nanook]

A disadvantage of lasers as weapons is the need for the optics to be exquisitely clean because even a tiny bit of dust or hair on the optics will be heated to insane temperatures ruining the optics. Battlefields tend to be rather unclean environments. Thus I can see such a weapon being used offensively where everything is cleaned just before an attack but I can't see them being used defensively because of the need to be perfectly clean when used.

[@davidlang4442]

Would this work against a rocket polished to mirror specs? Would the beam be reflected away? How about using a proton beam?

[@SonOfGalactus]

diggin that soundtrack, good jam.

[@alexanderdesfosses]

Enter the era of the chrome plated drone and missle

[@harryblox760]

Just before they mentioned it, I was gling to comment on my aunties ex husband who was a laser engineer. I remember him telling me back in the early 2000s that they had a separate power supply as at the time the power needed for what they were doing was insane. I remember him talking about diamonds and crystals and said that at 5% power, it would slice you in half. What they were working on, I don't know, but it was some serious stuff. Didn't Carson say that tech wise what the US, and probably others have hidden is at least 300 years ahead of of what we think we have now.

[@AJ-lu3wx]

Coming to a starship near you!

[@adamarmstrong6646]

Couldn't you just cover all your tanks and planes with mirrors and it would just bounce the lasers off or even back at the weapon itself?

[@pauljelismoesman9563]

is it working on Higley reflective surfaces

[@KimonSheri]

Sure enough. Powerful stuff. Took decades, but the tec is beyond anything most can imagine. Scary as hell, knowing anyone, anything, anytime, can be taken out. Much can be controlled by this and other technologies.

[@AJHyland63]

And when it’s raining? Or foggy? Last I saw bullets are generally not affected by either.

[@stevengill1736]

Darned smoke, fog and rain! Does that mean laser weapons are fair weather friends?

[@edwardclark3980]

Oh b.s. they are currently using them. You ain't fooling anyone.

[@baldieman64]

What does the ADS do to the corneas of people's eyes?

[@robolevsky1674]

Use dedicated drones with mirrors to extend the laser range, one weak laser to keep mirror angles on drones set ahead of primary laser shot, extend the range and scope of each laser system....

[@Andreas_B.]

Yes, lasers will work until reflective coatings are used. lol

[@jimhmod]

Fire real bad!

[@blueyezmichael9262]

Also look at what a blue laser did to Maui

[@blueberrywilbur315]

Who uses a blue laser they are UV your clown conspiracy is showing 🤦‍♂️🤡

[@dski9030]

You forgot about all the dead zones in the sea that were popping up that have stopped. Lazers do have an environmental impact. as well as environmental atmospheric heating.

[@KennethKustren-lr6tg]

Seems ... I might need a fresh pair of sunglasses .

[@blueyezmichael9262]

They claim it was something else but the thing about gamma beams is they cannot damage anything the same colour

[@Rmalmehairi]

Mirrior shield unlocked

[@zeuso.1947]

Their major disadvantage will always be beam dispersion and limited range.

[@TerribleShmeltingAccident]

are they ill tempered?

[@jdruin1]

Very

[@GryphonArmorer]

Lasers are cool, but they need to figure out plasma cannon.

[@blueberrywilbur315]

Do a search they are actually loading the beams with photons now and can punch much further than ever before with more force.💯

[@paulmusso1982]

These weapons worked great in Paradise,Ca. And Maui !!!

[@KHKH-os6kt]

Weather and other air disruptions makes this weapon very limited.

[@islandfred]

Polished stainless steel rockets? Any one down there think about that ?

[@jimhamilton4074]

Lasers and drones make most military hardware obsolete!

[@SlingbladeJim]

ask the residents of Paradise CA about energy weapons

[@lookingbehind6335]

Did you forget HI?

[@Ubique2927]

I also believe every crack pot stupidity put on KZbin.

[@jacoblahr]

Thats only 90 mins from here.. dont tell me a DE weapon started that fire in 2019...

[@blueberrywilbur315]

@@jacoblahrIt didn’t these clowns just like to put it out there it’s really ignorant. There’s a fire in Maui right now has been for at least a week “was it a laser” …….?