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US Navy successfully tests a laser against a target drone

from Design News

US Navy successfully tests a laser against a target drone Design News The U.S. Navy recently demonstrated a solid state laser weapon mounted on the amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland, shooting down a target drone near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) was developed by Northrop Grumman and integrated with full System and Ship Integration and Testing led by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren and Port Hueneme. The Navy said that the operational deployment of the LWSD is the first system-level implementation of a high-energy class solid state laser. READ MORE

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