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The US Just Used A Laser Weapon System On A Navy Ship For The First Time

Alex Kuzoian,Associated PressDec 16, 2014, 20:44 IST

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For the first time, a laser weapon system (LaWS) was successfully operated aboard a US Navy ship.

A demonstration of LaWS took place in November aboard the USS Ponce while it was deployed to the Arabian Gulf. It struck targets aboard a small speeding boat, shot down an unmanned drone and destroyed other moving targets.

Produced by Alex Kuzoian. Video courtesy of the Associated Press.

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