The Navy’s Top Officer on the Service’s Quest for a Laser Fleet

US Navy CNO Adm. Daryl Caudle talks laser weapon architecture, power challenges, sensing, and the future of at-sea testing.

US Navy Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle. (Laser Wars photo illustration/US Navy photos)

Welcome to In Focus, an occasional interview series with subject matter experts in the directed energy space.

US Navy Adm. Daryl Caudle is the 34th Chief of Naval Operations and a longtime student of directed energy who’s currently on something of a media b…