US Navy Laser gun

[+MigBuster]

The U.S. Navy says its new laser weapon works and it will use it if it has to.

The Office of Naval Research reported Wednesday that its laser weapons system -- dubbed LaWS -- had performed flawlessly in tests aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Ponce in the Arabian Gulf from September to November.

 

"Laser weapons are powerful, affordable and will play a vital role in the future of naval combat operations," Rear Adm. Matthew L. Klunder, chief of naval research, said in a statement. "We ran this particular weapon, a prototype, through some extremely tough paces, and it locked on and destroyed the targets we designated with near-instantaneous lethality."

 

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/11/tech/innovation/navy-laser-weapon/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

[+Dave]

[GunnySonics]

an awesome piece of kit!!

[dsawan]

Star Wars is here!

[eagle2046]

I am sure the research & developement of this platform was very costly, but evidently pretty cheap to fire, once in use.

[ShrikeHawk]

Love it. Just focus that sucker on the cans of diesel fuel in the pirate's skiff. Should make a mighty nice kaboom.

Edited December 18, 2014 by ShrikeHawk