Is The Pentagon Going To Get The Laser Weapon That They Always Wanted?

The laser weapon system is designed to be mounted on a variety of platforms General Atomics   

New Atlas: General Atomics and Boeing team up on high-energy laser weapon 

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Boeing have entered into a partnership to develop a scalable 100 kW to 250 kW-class High Energy Laser (HEL) weapon system for air and missile defenses. 

Laser weapons have been high on the wish lists of major military powers ever since the first laser was invented by Theodore Maiman at the Hughes Research Lab, Malibu, California in 1960. With enough concentrated power to burn through steel, enough range to cover literally astronomical distances, an operating cost of a dollar a shot, and an unlimited number of shots so long as there's power available, the laser looked like the so-called ultimate weapon – if it could be made practical. 

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WNU Editor: Advancements in laser technology have truly been impressive in the past few years. What was once always said to be impossible is now very possible. I am not sure on what this General Atomics and Boeing joint venture will achieve, but they appear to be very confident that they will be successful.