{"id":347491,"date":"2018-02-09T13:46:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T12:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-lockheed-martin-is-developing-drone-frying-laser-cannons-under-150-million-contract-from-us-navy\/"},"modified":"2018-02-09T13:46:34","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T12:46:34","slug":"prison-planet-com-lockheed-martin-is-developing-drone-frying-laser-cannons-under-150-million-contract-from-us-navy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-lockheed-martin-is-developing-drone-frying-laser-cannons-under-150-million-contract-from-us-navy\/","title":{"rendered":"Prison Planet.com \u00bb Lockheed Martin is developing \u2018drone-frying\u2019 laser CANNONS under $150 million contract from US Navy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-5364589\/Lockheed-Martin-developing-drone-frying-laser-CANNONS.html\"><strong>Daily Mail<\/strong><\/a><br \/>February 8, 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><strong>Lockheed Martin is developing a powerful new pair of cannons that can shoot down drones using high energy laser beams.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Under a $150 million contract from the US Navy, the firm plans to develop, manufacture, and test the new weapons by 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The goal is to demonstrate one on land, and the second aboard an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, according to <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/neqvag\/the-us-navy-bought-its-first-big-laser-cannon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Motherboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lockheed Martin\u2019s newest weapons will come under a contract with the US Navy to build a High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical-dazzler with surveillance system, the Department of Defense says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The weapons will use as much as 150 kilowatts of power per shot, allowing them to take out, boats, and if upgraded, even missiles, according to Motherboard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-5364589\/Lockheed-Martin-developing-drone-frying-laser-CANNONS.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <!-- END CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#333; font-size:11px;\">This article was posted: Thursday, February 8, 2018  at  7:54 am<\/p>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/><!-- share and follow --><br \/>\n      <!-- end of share and follow --><\/p>\n<div class=\"print_sub\">\n<h3 class=\"sub_titles\">&#13;<br \/>\n        \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/lockheed-martin-is-developing-drone-frying-laser-cannons-under-150-million-contract-from-us-navy.html\/print\/\" title=\"Print\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/hw.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print\" title=\"Print\" style=\"border: 0px;\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nPrint this page.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<p><!--\n      \n\n<div class=\"nextpage\">\n              <\/div>\n\n \n -->    <\/p>\n<p><!--\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gm2pZEeYN0E?list=UUvsye7V9psc-APX6wV1twLg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/lockheed-martin-is-developing-drone-frying-laser-cannons-under-150-million-contract-from-us-navy.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily MailFebruary 8, 2018 Lockheed Martin is developing a powerful new pair of cannons that can shoot down drones using high energy laser beams. 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