Laser Wars

Laser Wars

What We Know About the US Military’s New Joint Laser Weapon System

The Army-Navy effort aims to produce a containerized 150 kilowatt high-energy laser weapon to counter incoming cruise missiles.

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Jared Keller
Apr 27, 2026
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The US Navy’s Layered Laser Defense (LLD) system during a demonstration at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico in 2022. (Lockheed Martin)

The cruise missile-killing high-energy laser weapon the US Defense Department envisions as part of its ‘Golden Dome for America’ domestic missile defense shield is beginning to take shape.

The new Joint Laser Weapon…

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