Naval researchers are working to provide Marines a vehicle-mounted laser that can zap unmanned aerial vehicles out of the sky.The program, lead by the Office of Naval Research, aims to protect ground units by bringing the technology already proven aboard Navy ships to Marine Corps Humvees and Joint Light Tactical Vehicles.
“The Ground-Based Air Defense Directed Energy On-the-Move Program, commonly referred to as GBAD, aims to provide an affordable alternative to traditional firepower to keep enemy unmanned aerial vehicles from tracking and targeting Marines on the ground,” according to an ONR press release.
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