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   From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "a425couple"  wrote in message news:3OWFP.839356$2zn8.337470@fx15.iad...   
      
   On 3/29/25 09:39, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   > "a425couple"  wrote in message news:0qUFP.1803661$_N6e.1794691@fx17.iad...   
   >> Also back in 2022, a 50 kilowatt-class laser was mounted on a U.S. Army   
   >> Stryker vehicle ...   
   >   
   > Before conversion losses 50 kilowatts equals 67 horsepower, a fairly small   
   > generator or load on the main engine.   
   >   
   I do not know.   
   How quickly can it's aim be adjusted for a fast maneuverable   
   drone to deliver lethal energy on target?   
      
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   The light beam is generated in and directed through a fiber optic bundle   
   which is flexible, low weight and easy to direct.   
   https://www.accurl.com/blog/fiber-vs-co2-laser/   
      
   https://spectrum.ieee.org/fiber-lasers-mean-ray-guns-are-coming   
      
   https://optics.org/news/13/9/28   
      
   My only serious experience with lasers was prototyping a Ph.D's lab   
   demonstrations for laser comm links between satellites, at much lower power.   
   I machined parts for it in my home shop, typical of the early stages of   
   risky speculative development and necessary to attract interest and funding.   
      
   The Ph.D. took it to a defense contractor and I stayed near family. This is   
   the result:   
   https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20180001852/downloads/20180001852.pdf   
      
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