Dec 5, 2025 11:43 AM
Updated Dec 5, 2025 11:45 AM
Fiber laser is a 100-kilowatt-class high-energy weapon, combining ten 10-kW fiber lasers into a single beam, housed in two 40-foot container modules, and equipped with a dome-shaped turret.
Japan is ramping up its directed-energy efforts, sending a 100-kilowatt-class laser weapon to sea for its first real-world trials.
The system, which boasts a domestically produced fiber-laser architecture, arrived at Japan Marine United’s shipyard in two 40-foot (12-meter) container-sized modules.
It merges 10 fiber lasers, each rated at 10 kilowatts, into a single 100-kilowatt beam capable of cutting through metal and drone airframes.
Read the full story on NextGen Defense: Japan Activates 100-kW Fiber Laser for Live Sea Trials
Japan•laser weapons•warship•Japan Shipyard•Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force•Laser-based counter drone system
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