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thenewgreen  ·  4623 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: US Navy says it will have laser guns on ships in 4 years
    The dream of sailors, nerds and sailor-nerds everywhere is on the verge of coming true, senior Navy technologists swear. Within four years, they claim they’ll have a working prototype of a laser cannon, ready to place aboard a ship. And they’re just months away from inviting defense contractors to bid on a contract to build it for them.
A laser canon? Really? Come on now, if they don't ultimately end up calling it a Photon Torpedo they're doing everyone involved a disservice.

Cool technology though. The fact that it can cut through choppy waters and hit a moving target over a mile away is pretty sweet.