WASHINGTON, April 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy said Monday it will deploy a laser weapon prototype in the Persian Gulf capable of disabling patrol boats and destroying flying drones.
The shipboard laser will be mounted on a converted amphibious transport and docking ship in the Persian Gulf, where Iranian fast-attack boats have harassed American warships, The New York Times reported, adding the Tehran government is known to be building remotely piloted surveillance drones that could potentially carry rockets.