Thursday, December 11, 2014

See the Navy's New Futuristic Laser Weapon in Action



The U.S. Navy's new laser weapon is up and running in the Persian Gulf, and it is capable of disabling incoming planes or speedboats that could pose a threat to a ship by firing an invisible ray that can target engine systems with incredible precision, Pentagon officials said.
Officially known by its prosaic name, the Laser Weapons System (LaWS), the 30 kilowatt laser was deployed to the Persian Gulf in September for real-world testing of its capabilities aboard a fully functioning Navy ship, officials said. 

MORE HERE:   http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/navys-futuristic-laser-weapon-action/story?id=27507405





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