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UK military to build prototype 'laser weapon'
America, Russia, China and now Britain. Lasers are cheaper then buying all those rounds of bullets.
The UK Ministry of Defence has officially awarded a £30m contract to produce a prototype laser weapon.
The aim is to see whether "directed energy" technology could benefit the armed forces, and is to culminate in a demonstration of the system in 2019.
The contract was picked up by a consortium of European defence firms. The prototype will be assessed on how it picks up and tracks targets at different distances and in varied weather conditions over land and water.
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America, Russia, China and now Britain. Lasers are cheaper then buying all those rounds of bullets.