How the U.S. military is preparing for laser attacks on drones

# The U.S. Military Is Playing Catch-Up on Laser Defense China and Russia now have laser weapons that can shoot down drones from miles away, but the U.S. has spent far more time building lasers than figuring out how to protect against them. The military is now scrambling to develop defenses against these laser attacks, which is especially urgent since drones have become easy targets and laser weapons are spreading to more countries around the world.
This article is republished with permission from Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. The U.S. military has spent billions of dollars over decades building high-energy laser weapons capable of burning drones out of the sky, but it has spen
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