Loading ...The Pentagon Is Spending $1 Billion a Year on ‘Directed Energy Weapons’
Washington is interested in the weapons but worries they’ll end up in the ‘valley of death’ if the Pentagon isn’t careful.
Article posted 06/01/23
The U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force have all worked to develop various kinds of direct energy weapons. The most prominent are high energy lasers (HEL) and high power microwaves (HPM) weapons. An HEL is a tight beam weapon good for hitting direct targets like a drone or a missile. HPM hit a wider band and could have less than lethal uses. A HPM could down a swarm of drones or disable vehicles without harming the passengers.
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Militaries all over the world have been working on some form of directed energy weapon since the early 20th century. The modern incarnations of the U.S. programs have their roots in President Ronald Reagan’s failed Strategic Defense Initiative. Later dubbed “Star Wars,”
The Pentagon should buy second hand Russian stuff so they can defend themselves against Mexican cartels. Canada should buy second hand Russian stuff so they can defend themselves against the Pentagon!
I’m not talking jets or artillery. Just defense. S300… that will do the job.
Reagan’s SDI was not failed. In fact it was probably the most effective use of military dollars the US has ever spent (which were few) It was just a concept and the Soviets feared it so much it brought them to the table to negotiate in Reykjavik. All it really was made up if was a speech from Reagan and it work fabulously.