Laser

U.S. Military Preparing to Deploy Laser Weapons on Vehicles

Companies in the defense industry — including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon — are developing prototypes for the Pentagon, AFP reported.

Lockheed Martin recently announced that they will be working with the Army to test a 60-kilowatt laser weapon, according to the Washington Times.

Lockheed’s international business development director Jim Murdoch told reporters at a press conference this week that the new weapon can take out a drone 500 yards away by keeping its beam locked onto the target for a few seconds.

Breitbart News reported in January that the U.S. Navy announced that they will deploy laser weapons systems on its ships within the next two years.