US Navy Shows Off Newest Laser Weapon

The US Navy Office of Naval Research has successfully tested an all-new, fully electric laser weapon system. Designed to fry aerial threats like drones and missiles, the new weapon system is entirely electric, so it doesn’t require chemicals.

weaponized LASER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT INCREASING

Around the world, military forces are increasingly testing and deploying laser systems. The Debrief recently reported on the Iron Beam weapon system successfully tested by the Israeli Defense Ministry. The U.S. military has also tested several laser-based weapons systems with varying degrees of success, including a ship-mounted laser that blasted an incoming surface drone to pieces.

This latest effort may be the most promising system yet, with the powerful electric laser able to blast enemy threats like drones or missiles out of the sky.