France plots 'satellites armed with lasers and submachine guns' – and wants to build swarms of tiny space robots too

France looking into 'satellites armed with lasers and machine guns'

The orbiting probes would use high-tech cameras to identify enemy satellites before spraying them with bullets in space.As well as machine guns, they would carry powerful lasers that could block hostile space tech from communicating with Earth.

The next generation will be armed with lasers that can jam hostile communications, according to Parly."We reserve the right and the means to be able to respond: That could imply the use of powerful lasers deployed from our satellites or from patrolling nano-satellites." These satellites would be armed with cameras and deployed within minutes of an attack. It's possible they will also be armed with lasers and guns.

One satellite fires the rods towards the Earth's atmosphere while the other steers them to a target on the ground. The molten metal can then morph into an aerodynamic slug during flight and pierce through another spacecraft or satellite and a munition explodes inside.Already the United States is powering head with its spacecraft, although China is busy developing one of their own.It can travel ten times the speed of sound and launch missiles.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

TheSun /  🏆 64. in UK

Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

France plans 'fearsome' mini surveillance satellites with MACHINE GUNSFrance's Defence Minister, Florence Parly, made the announcement on Thursday at the Lyon-Mont Verdun air base.
Read more »

Egan Bernal wins Tour de France and all of Colombia celebratesFrom the jubilant crowds in the cyclist’s home village up to the president, emotions run high
Read more »

Egan Bernal becomes first Colombian to win the Tour de FranceTeam Ineos rider Egan Bernal has won the Tour de France at the age of 22 while Caleb Ewan sprinted to victory in the final stage
Read more »

Tour de France 2019: Egan Bernal wins, Geraint Thomas second, Peter Sagan wins in ParisColombia's Egan Bernal becomes the youngest rider in 110 years to win the Tour de France, with his British team-mate Geraint Thomas taking second.
Read more »

Tour de France: key moments that won Egan Bernal the yellow jerseyThe Colombian manages to evade Geraint Thomas’s crash before slumping to fifth after Withan Alaphilippe’s stunning time trial only to take charge at the summit of the Col de l’Iseran
Read more »