According to U.S. media reported on the 30th, the U.S. Air Force plans for fighters and bombers equipped with solid-state laser weapons, ground testing in 2014. The U.S. Navy also preparing to test a small ship-based laser weapons at the end of next year.
The new laser weapon power of 150 kW, and its size and weight equivalent to only one-tenth of the previously manufactured test laser weapons are part of the project being implemented in the high-energy liquid laser area defense system.
According to the U.S. Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's argument, in the next year's test, the new laser weapons will be used against surface-to-air missiles and other weapons threat to U.S. combat aircraft. This laser weapons can also be used as offensive weapons against ground targets.
U.S. Fox News reported, the U.S. Navy is also testing new laser weapon will be before the end of 2014. Earlier, the U.S. Navy has successfully test laser weapons fire UAV capability.
Currently, the U.S. Department of Defense has asked the construction of this type of laser weapons, "General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc." for next year's test tasks.
 



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