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Saturday, February 7, 2009

Humvee-Mounted Laser Shoots Down Drone


The Laser Avenger, a military vehicle designed to safely take out unexploded ordnance such as IEDs or bombs, now has a new purpose�blowing drones out of the sky.

With a tracking system-guided laser mounted onto a fully capable military Humvee, the Laser Avenger is the newest in Boeing�s line of directed-energy weapons. Last month, it shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during a test in New Mexico, the first time a combat vehicle has done so successfully with a laser.
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