{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/italy-testing-drone-blasting-microwaves-laser-beams/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"Italy testing drone-blasting microwaves, laser beams","slug":"italy-testing-drone-blasting-microwaves-laser-beams","createdLocal":"2021-05-25 14:30:56.901424","publishDate":"2021-05-25 00:00:00","feedName":"Connected Car","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://dronedj.com/2021/05/25/italy-testing-drone-blasting-microwaves-laser-beams/"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>The Italian military is testing the use of direct-energy beams in blasting hostile or unauthorized drones from the skies.\nThat research is underway at the air force’s unmanned aerial vehicle center of excellence at the Amendola Air Base in southern Italy.\nMembers of Italy’s military and defense sector have become active in developing drone-related technologies.\nAs elsewhere, anti-drone development by the armed forces and private groups in Italy has been primarily focused on military applications.\nBut with the rapidly spreading popularity and use of smaller commercial drones, that research has become a two-track affair.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"italy-testing-drone-blasting-microwaves-laser-beams"}}}