"US Navy testing its new laser weapon" Topic
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35thOVI  | 04 Feb 2025 6:07 a.m. PST |
Subject: Incredible images capture US Navy testing its new laser weapon that NEVER runs out of power | Daily Mail Online
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| Jay R S | 04 Feb 2025 7:44 a.m. PST |
USS Zumwalt a fully-electric power and propulsion surface combatant is needed for the power required. Gas turbine powered ships would need time to recharge. |
 John the OFM | 04 Feb 2025 7:55 a.m. PST |
NEVER runs out of power??? 🙄 |
| Tortorella | 04 Feb 2025 9:15 a.m. PST |
Yes! I have been waiting for this and mentioned it here a number of times.. Armand, all those new Chinese weapons you post for us will have to deal with this! |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 04 Feb 2025 9:20 a.m. PST |
NEVER runs out of power??? For certain values of "never", anyway. Nuclear power plants on Navy ships get new fuel cores after about 10 years, if I recall correctly, which is rather longer than most naval engagements. The test comes as a Homeland Security Advisor and billionaire Marc Andreessen suggested AI-powered jets will be the main fighters in future wars. The flying ED-209: what could possibly go wrong? His comments about aircraft being able to do more without a human pilot aboard are well taken, but that doesn't require AI. A remotely-piloted aircraft would be work as well (and that generation already plays video games) and be more reliable. |
| TimePortal | 04 Feb 2025 9:34 a.m. PST |
Drones with lasers attached. |
| Inch High Guy | 04 Feb 2025 11:13 a.m. PST |
Drones with lasers and a sword! |
| John the OFM | 04 Feb 2025 11:19 a.m. PST |
I was being skeptical about Power.
I should've been clearer and meant the construction itself. I can't imagine it being anything but fragile, and needing constant maintenance by 19yo sailors. |
| Zephyr1 | 04 Feb 2025 3:03 p.m. PST |
The sharks with frikkin' laser beams on their heads are far more efficient, but they haven't figured out how to train them yet… ;-) |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 04 Feb 2025 3:52 p.m. PST |
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