The Navy's Plan to Cut Its Laser Weapons in Half

The Office of Naval Research is exploring distributed laser weapons amid a service-wide focus on containerization.

A containerized LOCUST Laser Weapon System fro defense contractor AV on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush for a live-fire test in October 2025. (US Navy photo)

The US Navy has a unusual proposition for the US defense industry: take your high-energy laser weapons and break them into pieces.

In a draft request for solut…