Indian Army Shows Off Hand-Held Directed-Energy Weapon

In a glimpse of futuristic combat, the Indian Army wielded a hand-held directed-energy weapon (DEW) to zap drones out of the sky during a recent exercise.

During the drill, the army operated a portable DEW against aerial targets, marking one of India’s clearest demonstrations yet of this emerging precision weapon.

The DEW is reportedly a prototype developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), part of a broader effort to field laser-based counter-drone tools.

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