Video: US Navy reveals laser weapon that can shoot down drones

Tuesday 09 April 2013 13:40 BST

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It may sound like something out of Star Wars but the US Navy has released footage of a laser weapon on a warship that it says can target and set fire to drones.

The prototype weapon which is rumoured to have cost around £20 million will be installed on USS Ponce, a base in the Middle East.

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