- 18 Jun 2017 20:52
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So the navy is planning to start rolling out Laser weapons systems on the new Zumwalt class destroyers and Ford class Super carriers.
http://www.scout.com/military/warrior/story/1675509-navy-to-fire-150kw-ship-laser-weapon
As well as testing and installing a Railgun on a Zumwalt class in 2018. (The ford class carrier could also get a rail gun eventually).
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2017/04/22/navy-new-mach-6-em-railgun-almost-ready-for-prime-time.html
Both would be much cheaper weapons than missiles and would be capable of taking down Chinese and Russian Hypersonic missiles. As well as drones, planes, and land targets.
The F-35 looks like it's coming close to done as well. They've been sending them out for training deployments in Europe and South Korea.
The first ford class is expected to deploy in 2020, and the zumwalts are already getting deployed.
The army has it's own laser weapon deploying.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/19/the-a ... nce-video/
It's also trying to get a laser on a plane and get a railgun onto a howitzer.
It looks like it'll be an interesting few years for the US Military.
http://www.scout.com/military/warrior/story/1675509-navy-to-fire-150kw-ship-laser-weapon
As well as testing and installing a Railgun on a Zumwalt class in 2018. (The ford class carrier could also get a rail gun eventually).
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2017/04/22/navy-new-mach-6-em-railgun-almost-ready-for-prime-time.html
Both would be much cheaper weapons than missiles and would be capable of taking down Chinese and Russian Hypersonic missiles. As well as drones, planes, and land targets.
The F-35 looks like it's coming close to done as well. They've been sending them out for training deployments in Europe and South Korea.
The first ford class is expected to deploy in 2020, and the zumwalts are already getting deployed.
The army has it's own laser weapon deploying.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/19/the-a ... nce-video/
It's also trying to get a laser on a plane and get a railgun onto a howitzer.
It looks like it'll be an interesting few years for the US Military.
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