US Army to begin testing vehicle-mounted laser in 2017

[rangerrebew]

US Army to begin testing vehicle-mounted laser in 2017
Geoff Fein, Washington, DC
17 March 2017

Key Points

    58 kW beam demonstrated during trials in March
    Lockheed Martin will work with the US military to scale the capability to scale "well beyond 150 kW"

Lockheed Martin will deliver a 60 kW-class beam combined fibre laser to the US Army for integration onto a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT), following completion of the power and cooling systems testing.

http://www.janes.com/article/68814/us-army-to-begin-testing-vehicle-mounted-laser-in-2017

[uglybiker]

Does this mean the Navy's shark mounted lasers aren't far behind?

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

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[RetBobbyMI]

Nothing really new.  Whether it be a laser or focused microwave, the issue has always been power. How to get enough power and fit it on a single survivable vehicle platform has been the problem. A lot of standoff uses for such a system.