by Spencer Ackerman | Apr 8, 2013 | Monitor
The Navy just went 12-for-12 in shooting down spy drones and fast boats with a laser aboard a U.S. warship. It’s now all-in on making the era of laser weapons a reality.
by Spencer Ackerman | Mar 19, 2013 | Monitor
This is supposed to be a time of military budget cuts. Yet the Navy is planning a big push into laser weaponry in 2013. Some laser advocates don’t see a contradiction.
by Spencer Ackerman | Jun 27, 2012 | Monitor
The U.S.S. Ponce, recently transformed into a new Afloat Forward Staging Base, in port at Norfolk, Virginia on June 1. Ships like these are the future of the Navy’s Mideast fleet, according to the Navy’s top admiral. Photo: U.S. Navy The Navy is eager to...