Navy Deploying First Laser on Ship This Summer

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Reason Staff | 2.18.2014 10:30 AM

Some of the Navy's futuristic weapons sound like something out of "Star Wars," with lasers designed to shoot down aerial drones and electric guns that fire projectiles at hypersonic speeds.

That future is now.

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