Trump’s CNO Nominee Wants to Make Naval Laser Weapons Great Again

“If confirmed, I will make that a priority.”

The US Navy amphibious ship USS Portland shoots down a drone during at-sea testing of the Solid State Laser - Technology Maturation Laser Weapons System Demonstrator (LWSD) Mark 2 MOD 0 near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on May 16, 2020. (US Navy photo)

President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the US Navy’s top officer wants to finally make…