The US Department of War has confirmed that they are working on directed energy weapons or DEWs, seemingly validating so-called conspiracy theorists who warned about the tech. Raytheon Company The Pentagon has announced that they employ specialized energy weapons for defense, seemingly vindicating researchers who’d long warned about the tech. The Department of War’s Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael announced this development in an X post fittingly — or perhaps eerily — posted on May the 4th, more popularly known as National Star Wars Day. “Directed energy weapons are a fine addition to our arsenal…” read the post, which included a pic of said weaponry firing a laser beam and a soldier holding his head in pain. Amy Eskridge reportedly died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 2022. Facebook / Amy Eskridge Dubbed directed energy weapons or DEWs, these advanced instruments of war use focused rays to disable electronic weapons such as drones and incapacitate — or even kill — enemy soldiers.…