The first known operational deployment of a laser weapon began in 2014 on board the USS Ponce (AFSB(I)-15 ... used primarily as an evaluation of the system, it was authorized for use as a ...
For the first time, a laser weapon system (LaWS) was successfully operated aboard a US Navy ship. A demonstration of LaWS took place in November aboard the USS Ponce while it was deployed to the ...
The Laser Weapon System (LaWS) on board USS Ponce in the Middle East. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Blair/Released) A scaled-up operational variant of LaWS ...