U.S. Army Moves To Field Operational Laser Weapons

Credit: Stryker: U.S. Army
The U.S. Army has selected Raytheon and Northrop Grumman to compete to supply a 50 kW-class laser on Stryker combat vehicles within three years and partnered with the U.S. Navy and other defense agencies to triple the power output on a planned laser defensive weapon for a larger class of combat...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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