How High-Powered Laser Guns Will Transform U.S. Navy Combat

Published on January 25, 2024

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Here’s why we think the Navy will finally go all-in on laser weapons, slapping them onto warships sooner rather than later.

  • The U.S. Navy has spent nearly a decade working on laser weapons for its warships.
  • Such lasers are designed to blind or destroy drones without using million-dollar missiles.
  • Despite fielding several lasers, none of them are in use in the Red Sea, where Navy destroyers are shooting down scores of drones with expensive missiles.

The U.S. Navy has spent millions on shipboard laser weapons, but so far, none have made it to the real-time turkey shoot taking place over the Red Sea. So far, the service has pioneered the deployment of defensive laser systems, using million-dollar missiles to shoot down enemy drones and missiles worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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