US Deploying Laser Weapons In Hormuz That Can Be Operated With Xbox Console: Report

The US military has been deploying high-energy lasers in the Strait of Hormuz, using them against drones in the Middle East as soldiers use reconfigured Xbox game console controllers to operate them.According to a report by The New York Post, Donald Trump's Department of War confirmed it was destroying "drones and incoming cruise missiles at a much lower cost than using more expensive kinetic weapons like missiles."The technology, which the US has been developing for about 50 years, outpaces the capabilities of any other military in the world and is now being tested along the southern border of the country.Unlike traditional anti-drone or anti-missile systems, laser weapons do not need a physical interceptor for every engagement, making the cost lower than their peers in certain cases.