MigBuster 2,861 Posted December 12, 2014 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GunnySonics 127 Posted December 13, 2014 an awesome piece of kit!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsawan 613 Posted December 13, 2014 Star Wars is here! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eagle2046 2 Posted December 16, 2014 I am sure the research & developement of this platform was very costly, but evidently pretty cheap to fire, once in use. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShrikeHawk 384 Posted December 18, 2014 (edited) 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
