US Army Hopes to Have Laser Weapons on the Battlefield by 2024

US Army Hopes to Have Laser Weapons on the Battlefield by 2024 Washington DC (Sputnik) May 17, 2016 - With an eye to its future wars, the US military is testing laser weapons, to perfect the latest in energy-based artillery. The Pentagon has been developing laser weapons for years, hoping that the technology can be used to bring down enemy drones, among other things. Last month, the US military took its High Energy Laser Mobile Test Truck (HELMTT) program to a test range at the Fires Cente ... more

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