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Navy ready to deploy laser for first time

By David Sharp
Published February 18, 2014 5:00am ET
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Navy ready to deploy laser for first time
A high-speed camera captures the first full-energy shots from an electromagnetic launcher at a test facility in Dahlgren, Va. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, John F. Williams) | John F. Williams

BATH, Maine — Some of the Navy’s futuristic weapons sound like something out of “Star Wars,” with lasers designed to shoot down aerial drones and electric guns that fire projectiles at hypersonic speeds.

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