Next Big Future:
For the last few years there have been heavy 10-30 kilowatt combat lasers tested on a Navy ship an army truck about he size of an 18 wheeler. Those were vehicles chosen to carry the heavy weight of the lasers and their power systems. Now there is an $26 million air force project for a 50+ kilowatt combat laser on an F15 and another $18 million project for a high altitude anti-missile drone by 2021.
The flying combat lasers have to be far lighter. By 2021 the lasers should also have power increased to 150 kilowatts or more…
