The U.S. Navy's Virginia Class attack submarines are formidable weapons platforms. The US Navy project will fit high energy lasers (HEL) onto a mast of the Virginia Class attack ... [+] submarine. Inserts from US Navy laser tests. H I Sutton (author)Documents suggest that the High Energy Laser (HEL) could be incredibly powerful, around 300 kilowatts. Today the German Interactive Defense and Attack System (IDAS) uses missiles fired from the torpedo tube to engage aircraft.

Source: Forbes February 09, 2020 12:45 UTC