Lockheed Martin has laser that can destroy car from a mile away...

I feel it is safe to say that every time we learn of something like this, we can assume that much more advanced things are around the corner. So when Lockheed Martin shows us a prototype laser destroy a car engine from a mile away, we can assume they have far more impressive weapons behind closed doors.

This weapon is called Advanced Test High Energy Asset or ATHENA. It is a fibre-optic ground based laser that produces a stable beam. It is a mobile weapon, capable of being moved safely from point A to point B.


The Navy has been developing a similar laser similar called Laser Weapons Systems to be mounted on ships and controlled with a PlayStation like controler. These have been filmed destroying speedboats and drone targets.


I'm not really sure this is good news, but it pays to know what kinds of things they are developing to more efficiently kill us, don't you think?



Watch a video of this weapon in action from a mile away here.

Additional video of the Lockheed Martin demonstration.