First Raytheon's Anti-Drone Buggy Shipped To The U.S Air Force

Several months after the introduction, the US-based weapon maker Raytheon has started delivering its anti-drone system to the US Air Force since this month. According to the military contractor, the US Air Force will train soldiers to use this weapon overseas in long-term programs, as well as evaluate how effective it will be when being deployed in reality.

Also known as UAS (unmanned aerial system), drones have come as useful tools for warfare purposes, especially since ISIS and other terrorist organizations made use of drones a decade ago. Although the US Navy reportedly tested out a laser system to take down such misused drones in 2017, this will be the first time the Air Force shows public the handover of its anti-drone system.

Dubbed as a “directed energy” weapon, the defense system facilitates an advanced, cutting-edge sensor with the ability to detect potential threats by using electronic signals and infrared radiation. If any drone appears to cause a dangerous risk, the laser will identify then knock it out immediately when it’s airborne. To make the laser in action, they’ll connect it with a standard 220-volt outlet. What’s more, once a generator hooks it up, then it’ll be able to fire tons of shots without any interruption.

Raytheon’s declaration of the “first” anti-drone buggy handled to the US Air Force sounds like a self-honored identification. The catch is that laser technology integrated into its anti-drone weapon has been widely used in the military. Not only in sci-fi movies, but a slew of armies across the globe has also already applied it on their battlefield for quite a while. Anyway, it worth watching how Raytheon’s new defensive tool works.

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