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U.S. Navy’s Laser Weapon That Costs $1 per Shot

Today we break down the US Navy’s Laser Weapon System (LaWS)—a real, deployed directed-energy weapon designed to fry sensors, ...
EDN

Watch the US Navy shoot boats, drones, and more, with its new high-power laser weapon

Last year, we reported that the US Navy would be deploying its new solid-state laser weaponry aboard ships at some point in 2014. At the time, it was difficult for leaders within the Pentagon to ...
Defense News on MSN

Army seeks high-energy laser systems to kill drone swarms

The new laser systems are expected to take out intelligence and surveillance drones, as well as those that can carry ...
EDN

U.S. Navy laser weapon scheduled to deploy this summer

We’ve been keeping a close, close eye on the U.S. Navy’s Laser Weapons System since it first appeared, and the more we heard about it, the more we were impressed. This summer, one lucky ship will be ...
The Atlantic

The Navy Has a Frickin' Drone-Shooting Laser

The fact that LaWS can kill a surveillance drone and a fast-attack boat has more to do with the vulnerabilities of those systems than it its own prowess. It cannot stop an anti-ship missile, and its ...