When Aurora came out, these were pie in the sky. Nowadays they're reality. Cmon, let me mount energy weapons on my ground troops
Status Confirmed for unclassified public domain systems in development, testing, or active use; Rumored for anything I can't cite and substantiate with unclassified data.
As an American I can't speak much for other nations' development, but feel free to comment and contribute! (Keep it unclassified and spare us the headache.)
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[Confirmed] As of 2014, the AN/SEQ-3 Laser Weapon System or XN-1 LaWS mounted directed-energy system was capable of successfully disabling both unarmored vehicles and aerial drones.
In 2017 we began development of a second-generation system for anti-missile interdiction.
2014 test:
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[Confirmed -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsed_energy_projectile //
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21225892 ) The Pulsed Energy Projectile (PEP) anti-riot / anti-personnel system had a range of 2km. Laser ablation induced plasma pulse wave. Effects range between pain, paralysis, and death. [Disbanded thanks to Whiny A-hole civilians Against futuristic Knicknacks (WAACK) aka the general public]
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[Confirmed - Development by SAAB:
https://saab.com/land/ground-based-air-defence/air-defence-missile-systems/mshorad ] Maneuver-Short-Range Air Defense (MSHORAD) Remote Weapon Systems (RWS)
Ex: Stryker Armored Vehicle mounted autonomous directed-energy weapon, as referenced by the linked SAAB MSHORAD publication.
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NO classified US-based defense systems or relevant technology. Any such references will be deleted. Non-US systems are fair game, for the most part.