Lockheed: Fiber Lasers Are Best Path To High-Energy Weapons

Lockheed Martin has demonstrated that electric fiber lasers can be spectrally combined to produce a high-power, weapon-grade beam. With the highest power yet achieved with high electrical efficiency and beam quality, the company says, tests of the 30-kw fiber laser are a key step toward tactical...

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