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The Laser Revolution: This Time It May Be Real

29th July 2015

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The Navy’s 30-kilowatt weapon is currently the only operational laser in the US military that can blow things up. (Targeting lasers and non-lethal “dazzlers” are commonplace). But other weapons are in the works.

Air Force Special Operations Command wants to put a high-powered laser into a future version of its AC-130 gunship. “Block 60 with the laser, that’s not 10 years out; Block 60 is a couple years out,” said AFSOC commander Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold.

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One Response to “The Laser Revolution: This Time It May Be Real”

  1. Elganned Says:
    July 30th, 2015 at 08:52

    And when they figure out how to mount them on drones, we’re all f*cked.

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