Raytheon discloses future lasers that can stop hypersonic missiles

Video posted on U.S. Defense contractor Raytheon’s Twitter account, appear to show future laser weapon systems that that can stop enemy hypersonic missiles. Today’s laser weapons can already defeat drones, but cranking out enough photons to fry a ballistic missile would take far more power. When it comes to ballistic missile defense, “you want to get it into airborne platforms and into space,” said Evan Hunt, a former U.S. Air Force navigator who now works in business development for Raytheon’s high-energy laser products.

Source: defence-blog.com