Laserati

Everyone likes fiber laser. Now US Navy is also looking at fiber laser.

In a presentation and white paper given last week at a meeting of the American Society of Naval Engineers, Captain David Kiel said that lasers using as little as 10 and 20 kilowatts were used to blast mortars and zap small watercraft.  Neither the Navy -- nor its corporate partner, Raytheon -- is saying exactly how they pulled it off.  But the key, according to Kiel, is fiber lasers...

Via Danger Room.