[PilotDave]

“If it was possible, our own military could use it against incoming planes”

I don’t think babygene knows how to google. Here’s just one of thousands of articles on laser weapons. In this case the navy shot down a drone.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=laser-downs-uavs

[Cementjungle]

Here’s just one of thousands of articles on laser weapons. In this case the navy shot down a drone.

I think they used a bit more than just a common laser pointer.