Tests were held in the Persian Gulf. This is the first, conducted by the US Navy and in fact the world's first active laser weapon.

According to the CNN channel, the speed of LaWS is 50 thousand times higher than the speed of the intercontinental ballistic missile. At the same time, the target for the test was a drone.

As a result, the target with the burning wing fell into the sea.

At the same time, Lieutenant Cale Hughes explained that when they started they were not worried about the wind, range and generally do not worry about anything. We can hit targets at the speed of light, "he said..

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, July 4, North Korea for the first time said that it had successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that could potentially reach the mainland US.