Navy Laser Weapon System LaWS will be deployed in 2014

The U.S. Navy has unveiled a futuristic new ship mounted infrared laser weapon that officials say could be used to shoot down drones and disable other ships, all without significant costs for ammunition. The Navy said it intends to deploy the weapon, the Laser Weapons System (LaWS), to the Persian Gulf area in 2014 in what some are saying is a response to Iran’s ongoing development of a fleet of drones. Navy officials will install the high-powered laser weapon on the USS Ponce, which is re