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Tuesday, April 09, 2013
United States Navy to send prototype laser-gun on USS Ponce warship to Persian Gulf
The United States navy is sending rogue states a message with plans to shoot down drones with a ship-board laser system - off the coast of Iran.
The new $32 million laser attack weapon - designed to destroy drones, disable small boats and "dazzle" high-tech sensors - is about to be deployed for the first time in an operational area.
The prototype Navy Laser Weapons System (LaWS) is being fitted to the USS Ponce, an amphibious transport and docking ship that is due to become operational this year and take up station off Iran during 2014.
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