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  2. Project Excalibur - Wikipedia

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    Project Excalibur was a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Cold War–era research program to develop an X-ray laser system as a ballistic missile defense (BMD) for the United States. The concept involved packing large numbers of expendable X-ray lasers around a nuclear device, which would orbit in space.

  3. AN/SEQ-3 Laser Weapon System - Wikipedia

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    The AN/SEQ-3 Laser Weapon System or XN-1 LaWS [1] is a laser weapon developed by the United States Navy. The weapon was installed on USS Ponce for field testing in 2014. In December 2014, the United States Navy reported that the LaWS system worked perfectly against low-end asymmetric threats, and that the commander of Ponce was authorized to ...

  4. Laser weapon - Wikipedia

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    A laser weapon system installed on the USS Portland (LPD-27) that successfully destroyed a small unmanned aerial vehicle in May 2020: 2020: Experimental [26] [81] Iron Beam: An Israeli laser weapon system for anti-rocket, anti-drone close range defense. In development [82] [83] Light Blade: An Israeli laser system deployed as part of the Iron ...

  5. Image captures US Navy testing its new laser weapon ... - AOL

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    An incredible image buried deep in an annual military report released last month shows the U.S. Navy test-firing a high-powered laser weapon at a drone target from one of its warships.. The photo ...

  6. FACT CHECK: Video Of Ship Firing Laser Weapon Is AI ... - AOL

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    Verdict: Misleading. The video is artificial intelligence. The image it is based on, though, is real. Fact Check: Social media users are claiming a video shows the USS Preble firing a laser weapon.

  7. U.S. Navy unveils photo of warship firing high-powered laser ...

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    The U.S. Navy unveiled a photo of a warship's high-powered laser weapon in an annual report released last month. The image published in the Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation's ...

  8. Calico Light Weapons Systems - Wikipedia

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    Calico Light Weapons Inc. (CLWS) is an American privately held manufacturing company based in Elgin, Oregon, that designs, develops and manufactures semiautomatic firearms. It was established in 1982 in Bakersfield, California , and released its first production weapon in 1985.

  9. High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and ...

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    The High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) is a Lockheed Martin-developed 300 kilowatt high-energy laser weapon designed to intercept combat drones, fast-attack craft, and missiles. [1] After winning the contract in 2018, the first announced installation was on the USS Preble (DDG-88) in 2019. [2]