On April 13, 2025, India soared into the future of defense technology with the successful test of its Mk-II(A) Laser-Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) at the National Open Air Range in Kurnool ...

India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Sunday, April 13, 2025, announced the successful trial of the in-house developed Mk-II(A) Laser-Directed Energy ... which was nicknamed ...

After the US, Russia and China, India has successfully demonstrated a directed energy weapon or DEW — a 30KW laser beam capable of neutralising drones and static targets. It can also blind ...

India has successfully tested a new 'Star Wars'-like laser weapon capable of shooting down drones several kilometres away. The 30-kilowatt weapon, named Sahastra Shakti, was unveiled at the National ...

Like a laser weapon you would expect to see in Star Wars, it was capable of locating and locking onto drones before destroying at a distance of 3.5 kilometres during a trial. The huge 30 kilowatt ...

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DEW Mk-II(A) laser-directed energy weapon generates a 30-kilowatt laser that can burn through enemy drones and can easily be used to blind surveillance equipment as well. (Pic credit: DRDO) 4 / 7 ...

He also mentioned that DRDO is working on other advanced technologies, such as high-energy microwaves and electromagnetic pulses, with the goal of developing "Star Wars-like" capabilities, of which ...

India successfully tested a DRDO-developed laser weapon system, destroying drones mid-air ... "So we are working on a number of technologies that will give us Star Wars capability. What you saw today ...

The DRDO carried out the trial of Laser Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) at the National Open Air Range, Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh. The Star War like system was developed by its Centre for High Energy ...

India has successfully conducted its first trial of a high-powered laser weapon, MK-II(A), using directed energy ... So we are working on a number of technologies that will give us Star Wars ...