US Army unveils new laser-armed Stryker vehicle to combat drone warfare

[@Danaman117]

Notice a clear sky in the background, I think everyone is laughing because drones just violated our air space but no lasers..

[@backing5284]

When drones are near certain locations.. they cant be shot down.

[@DCrypt1]

Those glowing orbs over US bases aren't drones lol, wake up

[@Danaman117]

@@backing5284 that makes no sense, we are talking over military bases.

[@backing5284]

@Danaman117 thats the rules just Google it. 🤦🤡

[@backing5284]

@@Danaman117 federal law prohibits it. Unless they pose an immediate threat. Google it 🤦🤡

[@dhickey5919]

Economics 101. Strykers cost around 3 million and has a trained crew and fuel/power requirement. A drone which can destroy it costs around 300 bucks. Could be a problem here.

[@scottmadison4380]

And that laser system costs $10million So far...

[@nwhite3080]

yea but reusable and keeps troops alive in the vehicle probably while moving which has become a problem in a current warzone so its a frontline solution. They have other systems for forward bases and others that work like the iron dome but shoots drones at the drones over missiles

[@loafoffloof3420]

$3mil is cheap for the DoD, oil is made cheap when the U.S. military needs it, western hardware is made to be repairable, crew survivability is the top priority in western design-can't say the same for eastern design, a drone sure will sure cause an explosion, and that is why the U.S. the new and revised modern doctrine is to maintain air superiority and maintain electronic warfare jammers at all times across the battlefield

[@sundae7317]

​@@loafoffloof3420You realize Strykers do more than just kill drones?

[@aslom8976]

Russia would really much love to capture this and study it😂😂😂

[@Zogpit]

Doesn't matter, they are decades behind on everything, from chips to lasers, batteries and software and so on. Their recent flex was promising to open soviet Era chip factory that makes such beasts as 142nm chips (200$ phones have 6nm)

[@georgemiller151]

Wow, light works in a clear sky. How about in rain? Snow? Fog? Clouds? Air inversions? What if the adversary mirrors the drone’s surface to deflect light? What if the drone changes the surface it presents to a laser so it can’t heat up one point for sufficient time to destroy the drone? Without more information and given the visuals of the test environment, this weapon sounds like a gimmick that works only under ideal test conditions.

[@scottmadison4380]

Nope. It's actually real. Even in adverse conditions the TRACKING system (the most important part) holds target lock. Even if it needs a few extra seconds to get the kill, it will still get it. PLUS the 30mm does a pretty good job of follow up Pew Pew. THE PROBLEM is the 10 million price tag to shoot down a $2,000 dollar drone.... (or a swarm of 50 drones, or 500 drones, or....)

[@DirkDiggler-qp3vm]

Hence the big ass 30 mm cannon and missles so I think they covered those bases

[@ccdecc6650]

Well, the mirroring idea aside, the drones themselves aren't going to do well in rain, snow, fog, and clouds.

[@nathanryweck3137]

@@ccdecc6650 even a mirror wont help. You need a near perfect mirror and any microscopic imperfection will absorb the laser energy and start to burn, which causes blackening and then more laser engery gets absorbed causing a kill. it will just take a few seconds longer.

[@JohnDoe-xd7he]

Lol, just put a mirror on the bottom of the drone😂

[@pandibbarman]

☠️ Man has no idea how high powered laser works

[@loafoffloof3420]

mirrors can't withstand more than 10w of laser focused energy if you are looking for a mirror that can reflect a +500w high powered laser than you have to get it precisioned engineered from a telescoping company which makes the costs 100x more than the drone itself

[@sundae7317]

You're an absolute dolt

[@Iron_Void]

Retard.

[@bruce5579]

Is it EMP proof?

[@scottmadison4380]

Actually yes. It's mostly fiber optic inside a faraday cage....

[@TaskSwitcherify]

@1:39 not exactly the types of drones you see in combat 😐

[@pandibbarman]

Maybe not the specific model but this are the drones which will usually call in an artillery strike in your position

[@jeffkardosjr.3825]

"laser"

[@chasehicks7465]

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[@ta8986]

This is nuts! Isn't Germany retro-fitting older out-dated small calibre anti-aircraft for drones. US spends Millions on new vehicles. No wonder our military budget is through the roof and we never have enough funds!

[@backing5284]

Laser weapons are expensive initially.. but theyre worth the price. Each shot cost only a few $..