Laser system introduced to foil pirates

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Photonic Security Systems (PSS) has launched a new non-lethal pirate defence system, the LDS100, based on laser technology. 

The LDS100 aims to prevent pirates from approaching a ship by sending a 10 metre wide multi-band laser light beam, up to a distance of 1 km, to dazzle the potential intruders and disable them from locating and boarding the ship. Continue reading