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| France destroys drone mid-flight with laser cannon in test for Paris 2024 Olympics security strategy, minister says | France destroys drone mid-flight with laser cannon in test for Paris 2024 Olympics security strategy, minister says |
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| France has successfully used an experimental laser weapon to destroy a drone mid-flight, Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly has said. The new tech could be deployed under security measures for the next Olympic Games. | France has successfully used an experimental laser weapon to destroy a drone mid-flight, Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly has said. The new tech could be deployed under security measures for the next Olympic Games. |
| The Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) tested the technology in the town of Biscarrosse on France’s southwestern Atlantic coast on Wednesday. | The Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) tested the technology in the town of Biscarrosse on France’s southwestern Atlantic coast on Wednesday. |
| The government wants to harness the experimental anti-drone technology as part of its security strategy for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. | The government wants to harness the experimental anti-drone technology as part of its security strategy for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. |
| The Ministry of Armed Forces has said the threat posed by drones is “increasing,” both in France and foreign countries. | The Ministry of Armed Forces has said the threat posed by drones is “increasing,” both in France and foreign countries. |
| “We need to adapt to a constantly changing threat and the increasing ability of drones to escape jamming devices or conventional missile shields,” it said in a statement. | “We need to adapt to a constantly changing threat and the increasing ability of drones to escape jamming devices or conventional missile shields,” it said in a statement. |
| Similar systems have been developed by the US and Israel, while Germany and the UK are also working on prototype anti-drone technologies. | Similar systems have been developed by the US and Israel, while Germany and the UK are also working on prototype anti-drone technologies. |
| The model tested by France on Wednesday, made by French company Cilas, is apparently able to identify commercial drones up to 3km (1.8 miles) away. | The model tested by France on Wednesday, made by French company Cilas, is apparently able to identify commercial drones up to 3km (1.8 miles) away. |
| Its laser is a million times more powerful than that used by QR code readers and can take down a target from a kilometer away in 10 seconds, according to the Ministry of Armed Forces. | Its laser is a million times more powerful than that used by QR code readers and can take down a target from a kilometer away in 10 seconds, according to the Ministry of Armed Forces. |
| The 2-kilowatt laser, which is housed in a mounted cannon, can damage the drone directly or dazzle it with precision fire. | The 2-kilowatt laser, which is housed in a mounted cannon, can damage the drone directly or dazzle it with precision fire. |
| Some €350 million ($414 million) is set to be invested in the DGA’s anti-drone program over the next 11 years. | Some €350 million ($414 million) is set to be invested in the DGA’s anti-drone program over the next 11 years. |
| France currently has so-called anti-drone “jammers” that work by blocking the frequencies on which drones operate, but the technology will become obsolete in the next few years, according to the ministry. | France currently has so-called anti-drone “jammers” that work by blocking the frequencies on which drones operate, but the technology will become obsolete in the next few years, according to the ministry. |
| Earlier this year, the US signed a $2.5 million five-year agreement with Boeing for its ground-based anti-drone laser systems, which can be attached to vehicles or ships. | Earlier this year, the US signed a $2.5 million five-year agreement with Boeing for its ground-based anti-drone laser systems, which can be attached to vehicles or ships. |
| Last month, Israel’s armed forces successfully shot down several drones with a plane-mounted laser, according to the country’s defense ministry. | Last month, Israel’s armed forces successfully shot down several drones with a plane-mounted laser, according to the country’s defense ministry. |
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