A laser that shoots down drones for a fraction of the cost: How close is India to deploying it?
The DRDO’s Directed Weapon (DEW) MK-II(A) at Kurnool had shot down a drone, demonstrating its capability. (Image credit: DRDO) Drones have turned air defence into a question of arithmetic, upending traditional calculations of the cost of warfare. Drones costing a few thousand dollars each can be launched in large numbers to scout, locate air-defence positions…