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  • The high-powered laser is faster and cheaper than traditional missiles or cannons
  • An undisclosed NATO country is expected to receive the weapon in the next 18 months

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Australia is helping to take the world into the era of Star Wars-style combat.

A Canberra-made laser is about to become NATO's newest frontline defence against enemy drones, in a deal experts say could transform the future of warfare.

The high-powered laser, nicknamed Apollo after the Greek God of Light, can destroy up to 20 drones a minute, at a cost of $1 per shot, which is faster and cheaper than traditional missiles or cannons.

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[โ€“] No1@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Where is my lightsaber? ๐Ÿ‘ฟ