We were testing directed energy weapons before I left the Navy in '04. That's just the "regular" military. There's no telling how long SkunkWorks has been developing them. I think Reagan's Star Wars plans was the "officially unofficial" disclosure of the program, which if I'm right, would mean we've been using them since at least the early 70's.
We were testing directed energy weapons before I left the Navy in '04. That's just the "regular" military. There's no telling how long SkunkWorks has been developing them. I think Reagan's Star Wars plans was the "officially unofficial" disclosure of the program, which if I'm right, would mean we've been using them since at least the early 70's.