Event Brief
Navy chief urges faster fielding of shipboard lasers
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 02, 2026 at 5:05 PM ET
Summary: Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle issued a directive to get high-energy lasers into sailors’ hands as soon as possible. In his 10th C-NOTE released Wednesday, he said directed-energy systems must be treated as an operational capability and fielded across the fleet to counter mass-produced, low-cost drones.
WHO: Adm. Daryl Caudle, Chief of Naval Operations
WHAT: Issued a directive to accelerate fielding of high-energy laser directed-energy systems across the Navy fleet.
WHEN: Sep 02, 2026
WHERE: USA
WHY: To adapt to a threat environment where mass-produced, low-cost drones challenge traditional munitions and to speed up placing directed-energy systems in sailors’ hands.
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