{"id":1124645,"date":"2021-12-16T09:43:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T14:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1124645"},"modified":"2021-12-16T09:43:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T14:43:51","slug":"u-s-navy-successfully-tests-high-energy-laser-weapon-in-gulf-of-aden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navy-successfully-tests-high-energy-laser-weapon-in-gulf-of-aden\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Navy Successfully Tests High-energy Laser Weapon in Gulf of Aden"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-navy-successfully-tests-high-energy-laser-weapon-in-gulf-of-aden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1124645&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/laser-weapon-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\"><span class=\"story_dl\">(UPI) \u2014<\/span>&nbsp;A U.S. Navy ship successfully fired a new, high-energy laser weapon on Tuesday, destroying a training target.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;USS <em>Portland<\/em> destroyed&nbsp;the static target in the Gulf of Aden as part of a demonstration.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The gulf separates East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The system was initially installed on the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship in 2018, successfully&nbsp;destroyed an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle&nbsp;(UAV) in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The Laser Weapons System Demonstrator (LWSD) is a \u201cfollow-on to the Laser Weapon System (LaWS) that afloat forward staging base USS Ponce tested for three years while operating in the Middle East,\u201d according to a Navy release.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.0989010989011\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducted a high-energy laser weapon system demonstration, Dec. 14, while sailing in the Gulf of Aden. Read more \u2b07\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nYWqgtbLdQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/nYWqgtbLdQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L0xfysIG1q\">pic.twitter.com\/L0xfysIG1q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. 5th Fleet (@US5thFleet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/US5thFleet\/status\/1471070026748858368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The LWSD is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/543317-navy-laser-weapon-test\/\">the Navy\u2019s strongest laser weapon<\/a>, five times more powerful than the 30-kilowatt LaWS, which is capable of downing small aircraft. Tuesday\u2019s test-firing was not its first trial run.<\/p>\n<p>The five-year-old ship is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group. The group departed Naval Base San Diego in August and began operating in the U.S. 5th Fleet region in September.<\/p>\n<p>The Navy says the \u201cregion\u2019s geography, climate, and strategic importance offer a unique environment for technology innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(UPI) \u2014\u00a0A U.S. Navy ship successfully fired a new, high-energy laser weapon on Tuesday, destroying a training target. 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