Lockheed is upgrading the 10 kiloWatts laser on this large truck to 60 kiloWatts
Daily Mail: US Marines reveal plans for plasma crowd control weapon that can shout at people from 3,000 feet away - then be 'turned up' to temporarily blind and even burn them
* Scalable Compact Ultra-short Pulse Laser System will be mounted on a truck
* Will be used for 'security and crowd control applications'
* Could also be used by 'many other U.S. Government agencies as well as civilian law enforcement'
The US Marines are developing a new laser weapon that can transmit voice messages at long range, or be turned up to deafen, dazzle or even kill.
The Scalable Compact Ultra-short Pulse Laser System (SCUPLS) will be mounted on a truck or tank.
It will initially be used as a non-lethal weapon for crowd control, according to US Government documents.
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WNU Editor: I can understand why the Marines would want such a weapon to use in combat. Instead of using a tank shell or a rocket you have the option of using this weapon. Using this weapon to protect embassies by warning protestors and/or using it for crowd control is just another plus.
