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It's pretty cool. They're using the same optical image stabilization that locks in on Space Shuttle launches, making them rock steady, and can dial it up to destroy things like boat engines and people, or dial it down to make it a nuisance/deterrant.
Here's the 1 minute YouTube video put out by the Office of Naval Research demonstrating the ability of the laser to lock onto one area of the engine and take it out.
Of course, this doesn't eliminate the need for a good sniper aboard commercial cargo ships...
It's pretty cool. They're using the same optical image stabilization that locks in on Space Shuttle launches, making them rock steady, and can dial it up to destroy things like boat engines and people, or dial it down to make it a nuisance/deterrant.
Here's the 1 minute YouTube video put out by the Office of Naval Research demonstrating the ability of the laser to lock onto one area of the engine and take it out.
Of course, this doesn't eliminate the need for a good sniper aboard commercial cargo ships...