Originally Posted by
RAFEngO74to09
Off-topic but continuing the discussion above.
The US Army is considering lasers mounted on armored vehicles for counter drone defense. There are 2 x different power variants undergoing more testing in 2021. 2 Cavalry Regiment already have a number of early Stryker mounted vehicles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohfif5AB97M
That actually makes a lot of sense. A powerful laser will reliably damage the sensors of a drone, even if it fails to destroy the vehicle. Blinding the drone is as effective as a hard kill in most instances.