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South Korea is beginning the mass production of a low-cost laser weapon that has successfully shot down small drones during testing, the country’s key arms agency said Thursday.

The laser weapon, called Block-I, “can precisely strike small unmanned aerial vehicles and multicopters at close range,” a news release from South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said.

The release did not give a cost for the weapon, but said each shot fired would only cost about $1.50.

Imagery supplied by the agency appears to show a weapon around the size of a shipping container with a laser mounted on top and what appears to be a radar or tracking device mounted on one side of the platform.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Wouldn't that cut it's communication though?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My coworker and I literally tried wrapping an access point in aluminum foil to replicate poor connectivity. It didn't do shit. Even completely lined a cardboard box and put it inside with zero change.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

The link provided doesn't say anything about tinfoil or aluminum foil...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I don't think so? Radios don't care is a laser is shining at them.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

You could just stick the antenna through the foil. Antennas are just pieces of wire, which can also be made from shiny metal.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Oh okay, yeah you'd probably leave the top un-foiled for the radio

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

The tinfoil would stop it.