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The Pentagon announced the completion of the Interagency Task Force 401 Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems pilot program and the selection of manufacturers for the next phase of testing of high-energy lasers and microwave systems.
The US Department of Defense will select manufacturers of lasers and microwave systems against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The Pentagon reports this.
“The Department of Defense announced directed energy weapon systems selected from the Interagency Task Force 401 Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems pilot program, marking the beginning of the next phase of efforts to expand the operational use of high-energy lasers and high-power microwave systems throughout the country,” the publication said.
It notes that the companies selected for testing included AeroVironment, Kord Technologies, Boeing and Epirus.
Earlier, the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Gennady Krasnikov, said that Russian laser weapons have shown high efficiency.

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