Sazi izinyanga eziningi ukuthi i-United States Navy yayisebenza ekwakhiweni okusha isikhali se-laser esikwazi ukudubula phansi noma yiluphi uhlobo lwe-drone ukusondela kuye ngamamayela ambalwa. Ngokusobala futhi ngemuva kwaso sonke lesi sikhathi sokulinda isikhali sisondele kakhulu ekufinyeleleni ekukhiqizeni, ikakhulukazi uma sibheka ukuthi uchungechunge lwezivivinyo zebanga seluvele lwenziwe ngemiphumela emihle kakhulu.
Ukungena emininingwaneni ethe xaxa, ngikutshele ukuthi babe ngochwepheshe be- Raytheon, enye yezinkampani ezinkulu kunazo zonke ezenza isivumelwano sokuvikela amasosha emhlabeni, labo abenze imoto oyibona esibukweni futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke lokho isikhali esikhethekile se-laser esihlonyiswe ngaso, ngokwanele, njengoba bezimemezele, uyakwazi ukwehlisa cishe wonke ama-drones akhona emakethe namuhla.
URaytheon usevele ukhombisile ezivivinyweni eziningana ukuthi isikhali sayo se-laser singasebenza kanjani ekuthatheni phansi ama-drones ezentengiso.
Ukukhombisa ukuthi le drone entsha ikwazi ukwenzani, kungcono ukubona ividiyo engiyishiye ilenga ngenhla nje kwale migqa, ekhombisa ukuthi lesi sikhali se-laser sithinta kanjani ngqo i-drone, yize izithombe zingakhombisi uhlobo lwesibani sokukhanya noma yini efana naleyo, ukwenziwa idrone iqala ukusha futhi ekugcineni ishayeka phansi.
Phakathi kwezinzuzo ezinikezwa yilolu hlobo lwezikhali uma kuqhathaniswa nama-lasers ajwayelekile ukuthi ukuba ncane futhi kunembe kakhudlwana, akuwudli ugesi omningi ukusebenza. Ngenxa yalokhu ngokushaja okukodwa kwebhethri layo likwazi ukuthatha isibhamu esifinyelela kwangama-30. Okwamanje inkampani isebenza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imoto okuxoshwa kuyo le drone ingaqhubeka.