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Friday, December 12, 2014

Watch the U.S. Navy test out its ultra-precise laser system in the Persian Gulf


It’s no secret that the United States military has some of the most advanced weaponry in the world, but even so, it’s still hard to believe some of the weapons they use nowadays are real.

With things like rail guns, self-guiding bullets, and pseudo-mechanical exoskeletons for foot soldiers, our arsenal seems like something straight out of a science fiction movie.

The latest addition to the growing list of sci-fi tech is the U.S. Navy’s Laser Weapon System (LaWS for short) — the most advanced “directed energy weapon” the military has deployed to date.

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