“What’s the best way to shoot down a drone? For many in the defense industry, the solution to flying robots is as futuristic as the threat itself: lasers. Yesterday Boeing released video of its ‘Compact Laser Weapons System’ destroying a drone. Like other directed energy weapons, the laser focuses light to burn a hole through its target. Here, watch it burn through the tail of a drone at ‘a tactical range’:”
Source: Boeing Unveils Its Anti-Drone Laser Weapon | Popular Science