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US Navy successfully tests Raytheon Laser Weapon

2010, July 21 - 9:10am — Greg Kontos
Features: Current EventsCritical Path Innovation: WeaponryInstitutions: US Navy, Raytheon

This is a video of a UAV being taken down by laser over the coast of California. It is a 50kW laser created by Raytheon. It was created by bolting together six bog-standard commercial lasers used in the car industry. It is small enough to be mounted on trailers or ships.


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