Originally Posted by
Momoe
Sprat to catch a mackerel scenario.
If your drone is blinded by a laser, then it stands to reason that said laser is probably protecting assets in the vicinity. Lasers need a finite amount of time to lock on and damage sensors, sufficient for a fire and forget weapon to make this a no win situation.
A few more (cheap) drones to bait and/or get intel and the threat from your anti-drone laser force is nullified.
Cannot speak to the power levels needed or the lock on times, but even a 'fire and forget' weapon is reliant on sensors that are readily dazzled by a good burst of laser light.
Of course, quantity has a quality all its own, so a few dozen decoy drones will be the next step, just as you suggest.