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    Laser Weapon System [Image 7 of 9]

    Laser Weapon System

    SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES

    07.30.2012

    Photo by John Williams 

    U.S. Navy           

    The Laser Weapon System (LaWS) temporarily installed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) in San Diego, Calif., is a technology demonstrator built by the Naval Sea Systems Command from commercial fiber solid state lasers, utilizing combination methods developed at the Naval Research Laboratory. LaWS can be directed onto targets from the radar track obtained from a MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon system or other targeting source. The Office of Naval Research's Solid State Laser portfolio includes LaWS development and upgrades providing a quick reaction capability for the fleet with an affordable SSL weapon prototype. This capability provides Navy ships a method for sailors to easily defeat small boat threats and aerial targets without using bullets. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released)

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    Date Taken: 07.30.2012
    Date Posted: 04.08.2013 23:16
    Photo ID: 902705
    VIRIN: 120730-N-PO203-280
    Resolution: 3700x2608
    Size: 1.04 MB
    Location: SAN DIEGO, CA, US

    Web Views: 170
    Downloads: 49

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