HPM, High-Energy Lasers To Arm U.S. Warships

By David A. Fulghum .

Directed-energy weapons are being paired with traditional cannons to produce advanced shipboard defense against people, small arms, light boats and unmanned aircraft using non-lethal and low-power devices.

Future plans also include introducing high-power microwave (HPM) devices for counter-electronics attacks and high-energy lasers, say BAE Systems officials visiting ...

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