When Aurora came out, these were pie in the sky. Nowadays they're reality. Cmon, let me mount energy weapons on my ground troops
![Tongue :P](https://aurora2.pentarch.org/Smileys/classic/tongue.gif)
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.