US military uses laser weapons in Strait of Hormuz with Xbox-style controllers

The US military is moving directed-energy weapons from testing to regular battlefield use in the Strait of Hormuz against drones. Operators control the laser systems with modified Xbox-style controllers, and the Army has committed nearly $500 million to produce a new generation of high-energy lasers.

• Laser systems deployed against drones in the Strait of Hormuz
• Operators use modified Xbox-style controllers
• US Army committed nearly $500 million to combat lasers
• Beam holds on target for several seconds of dwell time