The Navy intends to obligate $2 million of fiscal year 2017 funding from its rapid prototyping fund to a high energy laser weapon system and a surveillance sensor system, according to reports viewed by Inside the Navy. The service will obligate $1 million to initiate a ship-based laser able to dazzle and destroy unmanned aerial systems and fast patrol boats, according to a notice signed by the Navy's acting acquisition executive Allison Stiller. The Senate Armed Services Committee received Stiller's...
