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First time?!!

While the article and the reference may claim that this was a "first", the following YouTube video shows the AN/SEQ-3 Laser Weapon System being tested on the USS Ponce (LPD-15) and shooting down drones. That video was uploaded on 17-July-2017 just before the Ponce was decommissioned in October. Those tests were begun in 2014, so it seems like the US Navy was 3-5 years ahead of the Turks on this. --Eliyahu S ^Talk 22:02, 21 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Its referring specifically to usage in an actual war, not just testing. The US and Russia could have used it in combat too for all we know, but this seems to be the first known one. Drink1911 (talk) 09:10, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Even based on the information you have provided the article mentions actual combat and not a weapons testing exercise. Therefore, if the claim Turks managed to down a Wing Loong through laser weapons is true, that would make it the first known combat usage. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.88.124.227 (talk) 13:51, 26 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]