Aviation Pros
Back in December, tales of drones harassing northeastern Colorado were heard.
If they ever come back, the Air Force may have a new way to zap them from the sky. The service announced Monday it is ready to test its first high-energy lasers for use against enemy drones overseas.
“(Troops) will utilize this system as an operational asset against small unmanned aircraft systems for the duration of the field assessment,” said Michael Jirjis, who headed development of the laser for the Air Force Research Laboratory in Ohio.
The Air Force said it had no involvement in swarms of drones spotted over ranchland in sparsely-populated areas near Colorado’s border with Kansas and Nebraska. But the service has been viewing drones with growing alarm for years.
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