The Marine Corps Sheathes Its CLaWS

The Marine Corps’ Compact Laser Weapons System (CLaWS) is no more, a service spokesperson confirmed to Laser Wars.

A Compact Laser Weapon System (CLaWS) mounted on the rear of a tactical vehicle. (Boeing)

The Marine Corps has pulled the plug on a laser weapon system the service had previously billed as “the first ground-based laser approved by the Department of Defense for use by warfighters on the ground,” Laser Wars has learned.

First unveiled in 2019, the Compact …