Despite advancements, such as the U.S. Navy’s HELIOS system and the Army’s IFPC-HEL, today's lasers can't yet reliably stop hypersonic threats.

https://archive.is/2024.08.05-032033/https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-military-freaked-lasers-are-no-secret-weapon-against-hypersonic-missiles-207436

  • Abracadaniel [he/him]
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    1 month ago

    photons have like negligible/arguably nonexistent mass

    funny enough they actually do have zero mass, but non-zero momentum.