The Laser Weapon System (LaWS), which will be used to protect vessels from drones and other small aircraft, will be deployed this summer with the USS Ponce, the technology website Ars Technica reported. LaWS accomplishes its task by causing a drone\u2019s sensors to malfunction or, with enough energy, bursting it into flames.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe effects are scalable,\u201d Navy Capt. Mike Ziv, the Naval Sea Systems Command\u2019s program manager for directed energy and electric weapons, told Armed With Science, a Department of Defense blog. \u201cIn some cases [the weapon\u2019s effects are] reversible, and in some cases it can be used for destruction.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I remember 40 years ago when they envisioned the use of lasers against aircraft, and now we’ve advanced to the point of shooting down small aircraft. The USS Ponce was last deployed as part of the Fifth Fleet in the Persian Gulf and it’s currently being fitted as a staging base for counter-mine operations. So I guess the main target would be Iranian drones – not a big threat, I would imagine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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