US Army To Deploy Laser Weapons In 2023

USS Ponce AFSB(I)-15 transits in the Arabian Gulf with the newly installed Laser Weapon System (LaWS) Photo: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel M. Young

Daily Mail: US Army will have laser weapons by 2023 as research bosses say killer technology is 'very close'

* Initial trials of laser weapon revealed 'unprecedented power' of system
* First demonstrations expected to take place in 2020
* Team now building full powered unit for lab tests

The US Army is planning to deploy the first laser weapons in 2023, it has been revealed.

Mary J. Miller, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for Research and Technology, told the House Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities 'I believe we're very close,' when asked how close the Army is to developing offensive and defensive directed-energy weapons.

She said the programmes would be extensively tested as the Army wants to understand the lasers' full capabilities 'before we offer it to a Soldier.'

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