Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air, and Missile Defense : Background and Issues for Congress

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Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division

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This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 14-R4-1526g in the 2014 issue. Discusses potential use of Navy shipboard lasers for counter...

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 14-R4-1526g in the 2014 issue.

Discusses potential use of Navy shipboard lasers for countering surface, air, and ballistic missile threats. Examines shipboard lasers in general and types of lasers being developed for potential shipboard use. Addresses Navy vision for shipboard lasers on surface vessels, remaining technical challenges, and recent developments. Examines FY2016 funding request, issues and options for Congress, and legislative activity for FY2016.

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