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2023-08-26 16:00:01 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9BD26C12689E490CEE63A287D0E36785B9CF3EBA07BB7C30302FAC594B7AAA81
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Russia has tested laser weapons for the purpose of blinding satellites and destroying drones. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10829603/amp/Russia-successfully-tests-new-laser-weapon-blind-satellites-destroy-drones.html https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-touts-new-generation-blinding-laser-weapons-2022-05-18/ However, the photo is not of a Russian laser weapon, it’s an American Northop-Grumman Chemical High Energy Laser System, which is currently fitted on USS Portland. https://seapowermagazine.org/northrop-grumman-laser-weapon-system-completes-deployment-on-uss-portland/
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