Video: Ship Laser Weapon to be Deployed by U.S. Navy

Navy unveils powerful ship-mounted laser weapon

U.S. Navy

The Laser Weapon System (LaWS) temporarily installed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey.

By Courtney Kube, NBC News

The U.S. Navy announced Monday that it is preparing to deploy a new weapon that can disable a hostile boat and even destroy a surveillance drone overhead — all without dispensing any expensive ammunition.

The Navy released this video showing its new laser weapons system during an exercise at sea. The laser is capable of destroying planes, drones and boats.

It is the Navy's Laser Weapons System (LaWS), a laser mounted on a ship that is so strong it can ignite a drone, sending it crashing and burning to earth in mere moments.
The USS Ponce, an amphibious transport docking ship, will be the first Navy vessel to deploy with the LaWS, officials announced Monday.

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Source: NBC News.

Video (no audio) of Navy Laser Weapon Test (Source: ABC News):
Link >>> http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/us-navy-laser-test-takes-drone-18907970

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Admiral: Navy Laser Weapons Just 2 Years Away (2012 Oct. 24):

Link >>> http://spacewatchtower.blogspot.com/2012/10/admiral-navy-laser-weapons-just-2-years.html

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