VIDEO: Naval laser weapons brought online in the Persian Gulf - Warfare taken to the next level

12/10/2014 - 00:00

By David Smalley -

Officials at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced today that the laser weapon system (LaWS)—a cutting-edge weapon that brings significant new capabilities to America’s Sailors and Marines—was for the first time successfully deployed and operated aboard a naval vessel in the Persian Gulf.


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