Melbourne-based AIM Defence has landed a $5.4 million contract for the sale of counter-drone lasers, representing the Australian Defence Force’s first acquisition of a prototype directed energy weapon for field trials. AIM Defence’s Fractl:2 laser is capable of burning through steel and can take out drones travelling at speeds of 100km/hour at a range of…

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