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Kyle Mizokami
Wed, November 11, 2020, 9:06 AM EST·4 min read
From Popular Mechanics
The U.S. Air Force is working with Lockheed Martin to deploy lasers on fighter jets by 2025.
The SHiELD program will allow fighter jets to shoot down incoming missiles.
Unlike guns, lasers have an almost infinite ammunition supply.
The U.S. Air Force envisions placing laser weapon systems on fighter jets by the mid-2020s. The service is banking on a defense contractor’s SHiELD laser system, a pod-mounted laser that will protect fighters from incoming missiles.
Kyle Mizokami
Wed, November 11, 2020, 9:06 AM EST·4 min read
From Popular Mechanics
The U.S. Air Force is working with Lockheed Martin to deploy lasers on fighter jets by 2025.
The SHiELD program will allow fighter jets to shoot down incoming missiles.
Unlike guns, lasers have an almost infinite ammunition supply.
The U.S. Air Force envisions placing laser weapon systems on fighter jets by the mid-2020s. The service is banking on a defense contractor’s SHiELD laser system, a pod-mounted laser that will protect fighters from incoming missiles.