LASER TRUCK IN ARMY'S SIGHTS
The Army is asking Congress to fund a six year, $500 million effort to strap a high energy laser on to the back of a ten-ton truck, according to Periscope.
The weapon would be used to shoot down enemy missiles and artillery. In ongoing tests in the Israeli desert, a fixed version of the Tactical High Energy Laser has consistently been able to fry multiple Katyusha rockets at once.
So far, about $250 million has been invested into the program.
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