WE’RE JUST UNDER TWO YEARS AWAY FROM THE PARIS SUMMER OLYMPICS. SAFETY IS ALWAYS A FACTOR IN THE PLANNING PROCESS, AND TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE IN 2024, THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT JUST ORDERED A NEW TOOL, A DRONE KILLING LASER.
THE OFFICIAL NAME OF WEAPON SYSTEM IS THE HIGH-ENERGY LASER FOR MULTIPLE APPLICATION-POWER, OR HELMA-P.
IT CAN TRACK DRONES THREE KILOMETERS AWAY, AND NEUTRALIZE DRONES FROM A KILOMETER AWAY.
THE FRENCH MINISTRY OF THE ARMED FORCES ORDERED ONE OF THE PROTOTYPE WEAPONS. THE MINISTRY SAID THE HELMA-P IS A CALIBRATED RESPONSE TO THE DRONE THREAT.
THE HELMA-P NEUTRALIZES A TARGET BY SHOOTING AN INVISIBLE LASER. THE LASER’S POWER IS ADJUSTABLE SO IT COULD JUST JAM A DRONE’S OPTICS, OR ALTER ITS STRUCTURE BY BURNING A HOLE THROUGH IT.
SECURITY EXPERTS SAY LARGE EVENTS LIKE THE OLYMPICS COULD ALSO BE EXTREMIST TARGETS, SO HAVING THE TOOLS TO COMBAT THE EVOLVING DRONE THREAT IS VITAL TO A NATION’S SECURITY.
FOR FOLKS GOING TO PARIS FOR THE 2024 OLYMPICS, THE FRENCH MINISTRY OF THE ARMED FORCES SAID THE NEW LASER WEAPON WON’T BE A DISTRACTION, BECAUSE NOT ONLY IS THE LASER INVISIBLE IT’S ALSO SILENT.