India recently hit a major milestone in defense tech with the successful test of its own developed Directed Energy Weapon, called the Mk-II(A), at the National Open-Air Range in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. This powerful laser weapon, created by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), can spot, follow, and disable aerial threats like fixed-wing drones and drone swarms by firing a focused 30-kilowatt laser beam that can destroy targets within seconds. How Mk-II(A