cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/4825742
- The high-powered laser is faster and cheaper than traditional missiles or cannons
- An undisclosed NATO country is expected to receive the weapon in the next 18 months
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Australia is helping to take the world into the era of Star Wars-style combat.
A Canberra-made laser is about to become NATO’s newest frontline defence against enemy drones, in a deal experts say could transform the future of warfare.
The high-powered laser, nicknamed Apollo after the Greek God of Light, can destroy up to 20 drones a minute, at a cost of $1 per shot, which is faster and cheaper than traditional missiles or cannons.
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I pay $0.10575/kwh - now this varies around the world, but let us round it to $.10 which is reasonable and makes math easy. $1 then would be 10 kwh over 1 minute - that is a lot of power. Of course they are probably using a generator so $.50/kwh is more likely, but still we are getting 2kwh over 1 minute - that is a lot of power and a big generator.
Yes, indeed it’s a heavy energy using Laser the Aussies made.
US energy prices are very low, like 60% cheaper compared to European prices which are around€ 0,22 per kWh ( 2024)