Army Truck Shoots Drones, Mortars With Lasers

HEL MD Set Up Outside This truck has a freakin' laser on it. U.S. Army photo Named by someone who clearly hated Maryland, the High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) hit 90 incoming mortar rounds and UAVs with a 10 kW laser in November and early December during tests at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. HEL MD has been in development since 2011 (though the laser and truck separately have been in the works for years), and this successful demonstration suggests laser warfare may be g...