Navy on Steady Path to Integrate Lasers on Warships



Navy on Steady Path to Integrate Lasers on Warships:



"Placing a high-energy laser weapon on a ship is “easier said than done,” said a Navy official. Nevertheless, the service is methodically moving toward the day when directed energy weapons are part of its arsenal.

A high-energy laser is not fully effective unless it is fully integrated across the ship and the combat system,” Capt. Godfrey Weekes, commanding officer of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, said Jan. 10 at the Surface Navy Association national symposium in Arlington, Virginia."

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