Source gizmodo.com
US Air Force Wants to Put Lasers on Fighter Jets By 2021
The US Air Force’s scientific research wing is giving Lockheed Martin $26.3 million “for the design, development, and production of a high power fiber laser,” which it expects to start testing on a tactical fighter jet in four years. Sounds cool and certainly futuristic, but the jury’s still out on whether these weapons have any real tactical value.
From our very good friends over at gizmodo.com