A target drone is shot by a high-energy laser during an April 2022 Navy test.
Credit: U.S. Navy
RENO, Nevada—The U.S. Navy’s top officer is calling for a major push to field high-power directed energy weapons on the service’s ships in a real way to broaden self-protection of the fleet. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle previewed what he called the “month of directed energy” in...
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