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The Navy Is Working on Its Most Powerful Laser Weapon Yet

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Jared Keller
Jun 27, 2025
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An artist’s rendering of a Coherent Aerospace & Defense laser weapon system. (Coherent Aerospace & Defense)

Despite fresh issues with its primary shipboard high-energy laser weapon, the US Navy is forging ahead with yet another new directed energy system.

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded a $29.9 million contract to California-based defense firm …

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