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> AeroVironment says it has successfully demonstrated its LOCUST laser weapon system aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush during a live-fire exercis
by bigyabai 7mo ago
> AeroVironment says it has successfully demonstrated its LOCUST laser weapon system aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush during a live-fire exercise
So, not combat proven, but demonstrated in an exercise with constrained parameters. An interesting system, but we've yet to see how well lasers handle the CIWS mission profile.