In 1977, Star Wars extensively used directed energy weapons either from spaceships or the iconic lightsabre, later referred to as the “laser sword”. Nearly 50 years on, contemporary circumstances are driving the need for directed energy weapons to become the reality. Directed energy weapons will become a leading defensive and offensive capability from both a…

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