On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 08:29:09 +0700, John B.
wrote:

On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 09:47:41 -0400, Ed Huntress
wrote:

Here it is, the latest laser toy from Boeing, designed specifically to
set drones on fi

http://www.wired.com/2015/08/welcome...-laser-cannon/

It's a 2kW laser that's controlled by a standard Xbox 360 and a
laptop. Although the article doesn't say so, it's probably powered by
an off-the-shelf IPG fiber laser, like the big laser cannons that are
being deployed on US ships.

Every kid in America is going to ask for one for Christmas. g

Probably will be very popular in the hill top villages in Afghanistan
:-)

Easy to target a laser source with a smart bomb.

Gunner