The US Navy has announced that a new laser weapon it tested earlier this year was a success, and has released footage of the machine in action.
A video of the laser weapon system (Laws), released by the Office of Naval Research, shows the laser being deployed aboard USS Ponce in September in the Persian Gulf.
It shows the weapon being used against two test targets, including a speedboat which bursts into flames. Other targets were located at sea and in the air, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones.
Rear Adm. Matthew L. Klunder, chief of naval research, said in a statement on Wednesday that the “powerful” Laws system will “play a vital role in the future of naval combat operations”, the Daily Caller reported.
The prototype weapon in the video cost $40 million to produce, dealt with a “tough” pace, adverse weather conditions including a sandstorm, and destroyed targets” with “near-instantaneous lethality.”
Officials claim the weapon is capable of destroying its targets with pin-point accuracy.
Watch the video!!
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/laser-gun-us-navy-unveils-new-weapon-in-video-9916776.html
