Anti-missile and anti-drone lasers are starting to appear, which may make the response somewhat faster than Mach 9. (IIRC the laws against weaponised lasers ar

Anti-missile and anti-drone lasers are starting to appear, which may make the response somewhat faster than Mach 9. (IIRC the laws against weaponised lasers are only for intentional blindness, not incidental while e.g. cutting a fuel line).