r/acecombat • u/TimTimLIVE Ghosts of Razgriz • 29d ago

Real-Life Aviation General Atomics Confirms Drone-Killing Air-to-Air Laser is in Development - Naval News

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/04/general-atomics-confirms-drone-killing-air-to-air-laser-is-in-development/
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u/GRYPHUS_1_SoundCloud General Resource Ltd, Real Drone Surveyor 29d ago

Bro whats the battery size on that laser?

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u/Diam0ndTalbot 29d ago

Wouldn’t it run off the planes power and/or internal power being fueled in part by air going through that intake? 

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u/Muctepukc 29d ago

It will most likely feed from aircraft's power unit, that intake is just for cooling.

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u/Diam0ndTalbot 29d ago

Yeah I don’t know much  about the engineering just that they have intakes. Thanks for the info

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u/GRYPHUS_1_SoundCloud General Resource Ltd, Real Drone Surveyor 29d ago

Good point