IEEE Spectrumから
THE RAY GUNS ARE COMING.


On Land, at Sea, in the Air

ON LAND
Deployment: 2022
Power: 100 kilowatts
The Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 will be tested from the High-Energy Laser Mobile Test Truck.

AT SEA
Deployment: 2020
Power: 60–150 kilowatts
The US $150 million High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical Dazzler with Surveillance (HELIOS) program will be installed on a destroyer and tested at sea.

IN THE AIR
Deployment: 2021
Power: Tens of kilowatts
The Pod-Mounted Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator will be tested on a fighter jet in flight.
Deployment: 2023
Power: Multi-kilowatt class
The Low-Power Laser Demonstrator will target a missile in flight from a drone.