Last week we got a glimpse of what the future of war could look like.
Global defense weapons behemoth Lockheed Martin announced that its new high-power laser weapon can disable a ground target from more than a mile away, as demonstrated in a recent field test.
The demonstration, in which Lockheed’s ground-based prototype weapon burned through the engine of a mile-away small truck “in a matter of seconds,” represents the highest power ever documented by a laser weapon of its type, according to Lockheed.
This capability could prove to be especially useful in counterterrorism operations, considering that weapon-mounted trucks are commonly used by militias and [...]