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150 kw Laser should begin testing on an AC-130 in 2018 and a megawatt laser drone possible in the 2020s | NextBigFuture.com
Why can't warships fire lasers in a dome-shaped pattern to destroy incoming threats, i.e., in all directions all at the same time? Is the power requirement too great even for a nuclear
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US targets a megawatt laser by 2023 and then deployment in drones and satellites for hypersonic and ICBM defense | NextBigFuture.com
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