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Posted on December 19, 2014 inAdvanced technology and bio-technology, N.A.S.A. /MIT/ LockHeed/ DARPA/ IBM/ ...

US Navy reveals boat mounted laser that can shoot down drones, boats and even doubles as a ‘Hubble telescope on the water’ laser surveillance system – and it is ALREADY in use

The U.S. Navy is has declared an experimental laser weapon on its Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB) in the Persian Gulf an operational asset and U.S. Central Command has given permission for the commander of the ship to defend itself with the weapon, the head of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) told reporters on Wednesday.

The 30 kilowatt Laser Weapon System (LaWS) was installed aboard USS Ponce this summer as part of a $40 million research and development effort from ONR and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to test the viability of directed energy weapons in an operational environment, said ONR Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder.

The Navy has carried out tests of a radical new laser weapon it says can shoot down missiles and even drones from a warship.