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I'm low key afraid that this stuff is gonna get popular for .mil usage.

They've probably had it for decades. Laser communication was being used by commercial TV stations in the U.S. in the 1990's. WNBC-TV in New York used a laser to transmit video from its Manhattan skyline camera in New Jersey back to 30 Rock.

I have a vague notion that it didn't work great in all weather conditions, but it was a long time ago.




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