Event Brief
Oct 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Navy laser program could cost $1 billion
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
The Navy estimates its first real shipboard laser program would cost about $1 billion before any destroyer is fitted with a system. The article says a 100-kilowatt laser would require more power and cooling than Arleigh Burke-class destroyers were designed to provide, despite an earlier 30-kilowatt system demonstrating that shipboard lasers can work.
WHO: U.S. Navy
WHAT: The Navy estimates a first shipboard laser program would cost about $1 billion before installation on a destroyer.
WHEN: Oct 8, 2026 at 10:06 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The program would develop a shipboard laser, but the article gives no specific rationale for the estimated cost.
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