Dawn Of A New Era: U.S. Navy Unveils Laser Weapon System, Destroys Target In Gulf Of Aden

12/16/21
 
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12/16/21:

The United States Navy used a highly sophisticated laser weapon system featured on an amphibious transport dock ship to destroy a target at sea this week in the Gulf of Aden.

The USS Portland (LPD 27) conducted the weapons demonstration on Tuesday using the the Solid State Laser – Technology Maturation Laser Weapons System Demonstrator (LWSD) Mark 2 MOD 0, a 150-kilowatt weapon that is capable of shooting down UAVs, small boats, rockets, artillery, and mortars.

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