Seen for the first time late Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, and ready for transport in Redondo Beach is a secret payload from Northrop Grumman that is being taken to King Harbor Marina, where it will be lifted onto a barge on the way to its next destination. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily Breeze/SCNG)
Warzone/The Drive: Mysterious Object Northrop Is Barging From Redondo Beach Is A High-Power Naval Laser
The system being moved represents a big leap in ship-based directed energy capabilities and is slated to be tested aboard USS Portland.
Less than a day ago, The War Zone reported on a mysterious and very large object related to a "U.S. Navy demonstration program" that was being shipped by Northrop Grumman from the relatively small marine in Redondo Beach to San Diego. Now, as the object is set to be transported via truck to the pier, we know what it is. It is a high-energy laser system that we can say with near certainty is part of the Solid-State Laser Technology Maturation (SSL-TM) program that Northrop Grumman won the contract for in 2015.
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Update #1: The U.S. Navy Just Shipped a Giant Laser Cannon (We Have Questions) (National Interest)
Update #2: Northrop Grumman to move secret large object out of Redondo Beach’s King Harbor this weekend for U.S. Navy (Daily Breeze)
WNU Editor: That is one big laser.
1 comment:
Can I haz laser, pwwwease? :D
*cat voice*
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