Update: US Navy Deploys Laser Weapon on USS Ponce in the Persian Gulf

Last February, we posted that the US Navy planned to deploy its first laser weapon on one of its oldest ships. The new laser weapon has now been deployed on the 43 year old USS Ponce, an Austin-class amphibious transport dock, for field testing in the Persian Gulf. The prototype 30-kilowatt-class Laser Weapon System (LAWS) has been aboard since late August, according to officials.  The laser is designed to be able to destroy planes, drones and small boats at a range of ten miles.

U.S. Navy Deploys Its First Laser Weapon in the Persian Gulf

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