🚨 HISTORY JUST CHANGED. For the first time ever, a laser weapon was used in real combat. Israel’s Iron Beam system intercepted incoming rockets and drones over the north using concentrated energy instead of traditional missiles. Each interception reportedly costs about $3 in electricity. This isn’t science fiction anymore. This is modern warfare evolving in real time. Energy vs rockets. Precision vs saturation. The battlefield just entered a new era. What does this mean for the future of war? #

CNN got exclusive access to a US Navy live-fire test of the world’s first laser weapon http://cnn.it/2uxkJSz | CNN