Question: Navy of which of the following countries has recently successfully tested World’s First Drone-Killing Laser Weapons System?
(a) China
(b) America
(c) Russia
(d) France
Answer- (b)
Related facts
- On July 18, 2017, the S. Navy tested the world’s first Drone-Killing Laser Weapons System.
- During this trial, the laser weapon system deployed on board the USS Ponce amphibious transport ship successfully destroyed a drone(an unnamed aerial vehicle (UAV) and moving surface targets).
- It is the first fully penetrating capability system to the target at the surface and in the air.
- This weapon releases photons, elementary particles which transmit light, at the speed of light silently hitting their target and burning it to a temperature of thousands of degrees.
- This Laser active Weapon System can move at the speed of light, which is 50,000 times the speed of an incoming intercontinental ballistic missile.
Reference:
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/17/politics/us-navy-drone-laser-weapon/index.html
http://thediplomat.com/2017/07/us-navy-tests-worlds-first-drone-killing-laser-weapons-system/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4706228/US-military-begins-live-testing-drone-killing-laser.html