As the Navy prepares to deploy its first laser weapon on a ship later this summer, Office of Naval Research (ONR) officials announced June 11 that they have finished awarding contracts to develop a similar weapon to be used on…
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Navy’s Laser Weapon Ready for Summer Deployment
Navy engineers are making final adjustments to a laser weapon prototype that will be the first of its kind to deploy aboard a ship late this summer. The prototype, an improved version of the Laser Weapon System (LaWS), will be…
Israel Outfitting Passenger Planes With Laser Defense System
Israel has successfully completed a series of tests of an anti-missile laser defense system for passenger planes, the system’s manufacturer has announced. Elbit System’s MUSIC system, aka Sky Shield, is designed to protect against shoulder-fired missiles. The system is mounted…
Navy Deploying Ship-Borne Lasers
The U.S. Navy is deploying a solid-state laser for the first time aboard the USS Ponce this summer (2014), and rail guns aren’t far behind reports the U.S. Navy. The lasers will complement kinetic based weapons to create another layer…
