The Indian Navy has initiated a sweeping overhaul of its future warship architecture, announcing plans for high-energy laser systems designed to ensure that neutralizing off-the-shelf hobby drones continues to cost taxpayers billions of dollars.
The Indian Navy has initiated a sweeping overhaul of its future warship architecture, announcing plans for high-energy laser systems designed to ensure that neutralizing off-the-shelf hobby drones continues to cost taxpayers billions of dollars.
Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar confirmed the maritime force is actively exploring next-generation power plants capable of supporting the massive electrical draw required to vaporize a piece of consumer electronics using weapons-grade light. The strategic shift addresses growing panic among defense contractors that the rise of cheap, asymmetric warfare might accidentally save the government money.
If adversaries are fielding drone swarms that cost roughly the same as a nice dinner, it creates a terrifying vacuum in our procurement modeling. By redesigning the entire naval power grid to support microwave cannons, we guarantee that swatting a quadcopter purchased on Alibaba will once again require the economic output of a medium-sized city.
Shares in major naval engineering firms surged on the guidance. Industry analysts praised the initiative, noting that outfitting a destroyer with a microwave emitter requires stripping out conventional engines and replacing them with bespoke reactors, successfully converting a $200 aerial nuisance into a multi-decade infrastructure commitment.
The Ministry of Defence is reportedly already looking beyond the laser deployment, opening early bidding on a $14 billion targeting computer advanced enough to ensure the microwave cannons do not accidentally evaporate heavily subsidized flocks of coastal seagulls.