Rapid Pulse Laser Weapons Could Be the Pentagon’s Future Edge
20th December 2021
It’s an old joke in defense circles that laser weapons are the technology of the future, and always will be. But for Pentagon planners, the dream of directed energy capabilities does, finally, seem to be transitioning to reality. In a new analysis, however, Joe Shepherd, vice president of directed energy innovation at Booz Allen Hamilton, argues that the department may be putting its money into the wrong area of study for this crucial capability.