Laser Weapon System (LaWS)
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Too Cool. US Navy's Laser Weapon System (LaWS)
It's like something out of Star Wars or Star Trek. The US Navy is deploying this new system to ships stationed near Iran. The Laser Weapon System (LaWS) temporarily installed aboard the
guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) in San Diego, Calif., is a
technology demonstrator built by the Naval Sea Systems Command from
commercial fiber solid state lasers, utilizing combination methods
developed at the Naval Research Laboratory. LaWS can be directed onto
targets from the radar track obtained from a MK 15 Phalanx Close-In
Weapon system or other targeting source. The Office of Naval Research's
Solid State Laser (SSL) portfolio includes LaWS development and upgrades
providing a quick reaction capability for the fleet with an affordable
SSL weapon prototype. This capability provides Navy ships a method for
Sailors to easily defeat small boat threats and aerial targets without
using bullets
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