[NY Post] The US military has been deploying lasers in the Strait of Hormuz to knock out regime hardware, taking out "drones and incoming cruise missiles at a much lower cost than using more expensive kinetic weapons like missiles," the Department of War recently confirmed.
| Good job, guys! Cheaper and more effective is the sweet spot. |
"We can very specifically track and target drones and put the spot exactly where we want it, [in order] to disable its sensors or kill [i.e. explode] the drone itself," Mark Neice, president of Directed Energy Consultants, which works with the military, told The Post.
Somewhat surprisingly, the laser weapons are operated by soldiers using reconfigured Xbox game console controllers. "The video games industry figured out what the best controller was and now the US military is saying, ’Well, why reinvent the wheel with a specialized control system where you can just use an Xbox controller or something really similar to do the job?'"
For recent advancements in laser technology, we can partly thank Mexican drug cartels. The Joint Task Force Southern Border has been testing the tech by shooting down drug-dealer drones sent from Mexico, with at least 11 downed so far.
| *Snicker* We saw the first reports. They were very satisfying. |
"In June, Pete Hegseth attended a laser weapons demonstration at White Sands [Missile Range in Southern New Mexico]," said Keller. "Secretary Hegseth was able to take over a controller and shoot down a drone with, I think, a couple minutes of training."
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