Posted: April 21, 2017 3:45 PM
Navy Scientists Transform World War II-era Test Tunnel to Develop Laser Weapons
DAHLGREN, Va. — The Navy’s top laser experts transformed a tunnel crucial to gun-range operations during World War II into a vital new capability for testing laser technologies, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) announced April 21.
For years, civilian scientists — including those who developed and installed the Laser Weapon System aboard the Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce — speculated about the long-dormant 100-meter tunnel and its potential for laser lethality and system testing.
Could it be converted to research, test, develop, and evaluate a new generation of laser weapon systems for integration aboard warships?
http://seapowermagazine.org/stories/20170421-laser.html
