Fitted, tuned, armed, dangerous...There is no further need to describe the Humvee or explain what it does. We all know that its primary function is not to carry one's a** around the city streets, with the sole purpose to get that a** from point A to point B. It's a troop carrier, armament carrier, S250 shelter carrier, ambulance, TOW missile carrier and a Scout vehicle. And now it has become an anti-aircraft weapons platform. The Boeing Company has successfully demonstrated that a laser system mounted on an Avenger combat vehicle can shoot down a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) like those that increasingly threaten U.S. troops deployed in war zones. "Small UAVs armed with explosives or equipped with surveillance sensors are a growing threat on the battlefield," said ... >> Read more