The Navy Lasers In On Somali Pirates, Small Boats

With the help of Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Navy is testing an outrageously expensive method for targeting Somali pirates and other seafaring threats on small boats or jets skis: lasers! The military contractor was awarded $98 million for the “Maritime Laser Demonstration (MLD) in early July. Next up: installing a prototype of the laser on a ship and testing it on a remote-controlled small boat within the next 18 months.” |Popsci via TWBE|