Laser Weapons Take A Step Closer To Reality With Lockheed Martin Test Firing A 30 kW Weapons-Grade Fiber Laser

Lockheed Martin Fires Most Powerful Portable LASER Weapon It Has Ever Created In Hi-Tech Race To Replace Missiles -- Daily Mail

* 30 kilowatt laser tested for the first time
* Combines multiple lasers into a single beam
* Could eventually be mounted on tanks, helicopters and jets
* Several firms working to develop laser weapons

It is a weapon that could mean the end of traditional missiles.

Lockheed Martin revealed is has tested the a 30-kilowatt electric fiber laser, the highest power ever fired.

The firm says the weapon could eventually be mounted on jets, tanks and fighter planes - and will more than triple in strength before being used in combat.

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