U.S. Marine Corps receives first ground-based laser approved by the Department of Defense

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U.S. Marine Corps receives first ground-based laser approved by the Department of Defense
Jun 20, 2019


The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command has confirmed on 19 June that a drone-killing, directed energy weapon prototype is now in the hands of Marines.

According to a statement released by the PEO Land Systems Public Affairs of the Marine Corps, the Compact Laser Weapons System—or CLaWS—is the first ground-based laser approved by the Department of Defense for use by warfighters on the ground.

“This was all in response to a need for counter unmanned aerial systems to take down drones,” said Don Kelley, program manager for Ground Based Air Defense at Program Executive Officer Land Systems. “We developed a CLaWS prototype for Marines to use and evaluate.”

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