Gr3MMLN: What We Know About the Navy’s Newest Laser Weapon Contract

The US Navy is exploring a new high-energy laser weapon for maritime operations.

The AN/SEQ-3 Laser Weapon System, or XN-1 LaWS, aboard the USS Ponce in the Arabian Gulf in November 2014. (US Navy)

The US Navy has awarded a modest contract to America’s largest shipbuilder for a new high-energy laser weapon for maritime operations.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and defense contractor EO Solutions — not to be confused with Austra…