Location : Wasted Space Job/hobbies : Cayman Islands Actuary
Subject: Navy zaps boat with laser ray gun Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:34 pm
For the first time in its history, the US Navy fired a laser ray gun mounted on a warship, zapping - and setting fire to - an empty motorboat as it bobbed in the Pacific Ocean.
The test demonstration, which took place off the Southern California coast near San Nicholas Island, could mark a new era in Naval weaponry, officials said.
“This is very important to the Navy's future weapon systems,” said Rear Adm Nevin Carr, chief of the Office of Naval Research. “By turning energy into a weapon, we become more efficient and more effective.”