Britain's new £2bn fighter jet could be armed with LASERS to zap Putin and Kim's  hypersonic missiles out the skyBRITAIN'S next fighter plane could be armed with lasers designed to zap hypersonic missiles out of the sky. Sixth generation warplanes dubbed "Tempest" are being developed by Britain in a joint effort between the Royal Air Force and Italian Air Force. General Enzo Vecciarelli, Italy’s military chief of staff, suggested the plane will “probably be the future” when it comes to defending against hypersonic weapons.

 

Hypersonic missiles can fly at speeds over Mach 5 - around 4,000mph - and are being developed by Russia, China, the US and even North Korea.

Vecciarelli made the prediction at a Rome seminar on missiles where he claimed that the directed-energy weapons would be a “game changer” because it would inflict “devastating” damage on foes.

He added: “There will be a large amount of energy available and I don’t rule out the use of directed energy against missiles of the latest generation, including hypersonic missiles.”...MORE

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