US Marine Corps at the forefront for ground-based lasers
Posted On Thursday, 20 June 2019 10:15
A drone-killing, directed energy weapon prototype is now in the hands of Marines. 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. Ashley Calingo, PEO Land Systems Public Affairs, Marine Corps Systems Command, explains.
US Marine Corps at the forefront for ground based lasers
“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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