Mun san tuntuni cewa injiniyoyi da masana kimiyya na Gwamnatin Amurka suna aiki don Sojojin ƙasar a cikin wani aiki inda aka tsara shi don haɓaka makamin laser wanda ke iya harba jirage marasa matuka a cikin mafi karancin lokaci, aikin da ake ganin zai fara ba da 'ya'ya bisa ga sabon bayani game da shi da aka buga.
Idan muka dan yi bayani dalla-dalla, ana aiwatar da wannan aikin a cikin kayan aiki na daya daga cikin wadanda suka saba kawowa sojojin Amurka kamar su Lockheed Martin, daidai wannan ya halicci abin da suka yi baftisma a matsayin ATHENA, makami mai karfi na laser 30 kilowatts na iko cewa yanzu, bayan watanni da yawa na ci gaba, a cikin sabon salo, yana iya harba saukar da jirgi mara matuki a cikin 'yan sakan kawai.
Makamin Laser na Sojojin Amurka na da damar harba manyan jirage marasa matuka a cikin 'yan dakiku kaɗan
Don yin wannan ci gaba mai yuwuwa, muna magana game da gaskiyar cewa lokacin da aka kashe don harbo jirgi mara matuki a cikin jirgin ya ragu zuwa kusan rabi, injiniyoyin sun yi amfani da sabon janareto turbo da kamfanin Rolls-Royce ya kera. A matsayin cikakken bayani, gaya muku cewa jiragen da aka yi amfani da su don gwajin wannan makamin laser manyan motoci ne, a kan wasu kalilan Mita 3,3 daga tip zuwa ƙarshen fukafukan don haka ba shine quadcopter na kasuwanci da muke amfani dashi ba.
Kamar yadda yayi sharhi Keoki jackson, darektan fasaha na yanzu a cikin manyan kasashe Lockheed Martin:
Kamar yadda fasahar da ke bayan tsarin makamin Laser ta balaga kuma ta zama mai tasiri, muna kara kusantar kirkirar makamin da zai ba da kyakkyawar kariya ga mayakanmu, ta hanyar watsar da barazanar daga nesa.