Portable laser knocks 50 drones on one charge: which country will receive this weapon

Over the past two years, the developers have successfully impressed the Fractl: 2 more than 200 drones both indoors and outdoors. They assure that their weapons are much safer for people than similar in power. Systems. AIM Defense from Melbourne, Australia, has concluded a contract with the country's military-air forces to supply laser installations to combat unmanned aircraft worth $ 5. 4 million. About it reports the site innovationaus.

According to the company, Fractl laser: 2 is able to burn steel and destroy drones moving at a speed of 100 km/h at a distance of several kilometers (the exact distance is not specified). The device can also be controlled remotely. Fully charged portable Fractl system: 2 has enough energy to knock down 50 drones. AIM Defense co -founder Jessica Glenn says that counteracting drones and other landmark systems is now one of the most critical opportunities for military worldwide.

"Over the last four years, AIM Defense has been working with Australia's defense innovation ecosystem to build cost -effective, high -precision, and a directional energy system. Fractl: 2 is the culmination of these efforts," Ms Glenn said in a statement. The company assures that Fractl: 2 has a lower risk of blinding staff and civilians than similar powerful laser systems.

Dangerous distances for Fractl staff: 2 have been reduced 100 times compared to typical military energy systems with a wavelength in one microns. Another AIM Defense co -founder, Dr. Jay Daniel, says that the company has successfully demonstrated more than 200 drones in both the premises and the open space over the last two years. After improving Fractl security technologies: 2 is called "the safest and most convenient for the deployment of high power in the world laser system.

" This year, AIM Defense with the Fractl system will participate in the Trritiz program of the Canadian Innovation for Defense Excellence and Security Cuas Sandbox 2024. The company will compete for a major prize of $ 1 million. The contract was the first acquisition of the Australian forces of defense of the prototype of weapons of directional energy for field tests. In November 2023, a contract for the unmanned air system initially cost $ 2.

65 million, but in February it was continued for another $ 2. 76 million. Since the contract is valid by the end of June, the systems will be delivered by mid -2024. This contract is the largest for AIM-the total cost of AIM defense contracts since 2019 is $ 12. 8 million, mainly for financing research. Recall that recently in the British they tested a combat laser air defense system.