The laser goes from the weapon of tomorrow to the weapon of today as the US Navy announces the completion of its successful deployment of the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) Laser Weapon System (LaWS). The deployment is the first on a US Naval vessel and took place on the USS Ponce (LPD-15) in the Arabian Gulf from September to November of this year... Continue Reading US Navy successfully deploys laser weapon
Section: Military
Tags: Laser, Laser weapon, ONR, Prototype, US Navy, Weapons
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