American helicopter shot down unmanned aerial weapons with latest weapons Raytheon successfully tested a combat laser mounted on a helicopter AH-64 Apache. Equipped with a new weapon, the helicopter was able to shoot down a stationary drone with a distance of 1.4 kilometers, according to the company's website. The tests were conducted within the framework of the development of advanced laser systems. The trials that took place at White Sands Rocket Range in New Mexico involved both Raytheon staff and specialists in the management of the Apache helicopter program of the US Army and the US Army Special Operations Command. As noted in the message, this was the first case of successful use of a combat laser laser helicopter, which proved the possibility of using such weapons from maneuvering aircraft with a wide range of speed and altitude. In the course of shooting the system took on the support and focused energy on the target, the slope distance to which was 1.4 kilometers. Experts noted that the results of tests show the correctness of the chosen direction of work.