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The Marine Corps Sheathes Its CLaWS

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

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Jared Keller
Jan 13, 2025
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A Compact Laser Weapons 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…

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