Energy weapons (I always wanted a ray gun :-) )
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US Navy Combat lasers by 2020 https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2018-03 ... o-U-S-Navy
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Anti-drone combat lasers https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/03/c ... warms.html
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Testing to start for deployment 2020-2022:
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/04/u ... -2022.html
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/04/u ... -2022.html
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Re: Energy weapons (I always wanted a ray gun :-) )
..miniaturized for hard little Mongoose heads!Tom Mazanec wrote:Testing to start for deployment 2020-2022:
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/04/u ... -2022.html
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China's new laser rifle https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/07/d ... nts-146220
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Medium tactical vehicles get lasers http://raytheon.mediaroom.com/2018-07-0 ... Army-laser
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F35 to have combat lasers in mid-20s https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/07/e ... 2020s.html
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Lockheed, Dynetics and Raytheon are competing to build a 100 kilowatt laser for the US Army
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/08/l ... -army.html
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UK testing combat laser
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/08/u ... sting.html
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/08/u ... sting.html
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Army boosts investment in lasers:
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/10/arm ... in-lasers/
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/10/arm ... in-lasers/
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