The Navy Brought a ‘One-of-a-Kind’ Laser Weapon Back From the Dead

The US Navy's lone 150 kilowatt laser weapon is back in action – sort of.

Amphibious transport dock USS Portland transits the Gulf of Aden with a Solid State Laser – Technology Maturation Laser Weapons System Demonstrator Mark 2 MOD 0 on board on December 13, 2021. (US Navy photo)

The US Navy spent at least six months resurrecting a high-energy laser weapon that previously graced the bow of a warship for a new military exercis…