Directed-energy weapons for Navy is dependent on electric-drive vessels
DIRECTED ENERGY: Navy deployment of directed-energy weapons will require the development of advanced vessels with electric-drive propulsion systems, according to Adm. Robert Natter, commander-in-chief of the Atlantic Fleet. "It is very dependent upon an electric power source," Natter says, because...
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