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Affordability. >> shannon: compare toad a tomahawk missile, which costs $1 million each time it is fired. when air force tried to mount a laser on the tip of an airplane, those lasers cost nearly $1.5 billion a piece. the pentagon canceled this airborne laser program 2 years ago. u.s. navy officials are concerned that the new technology won't work in poor weather conditions and it is not clear that the ship-mounted laser can bring down faster-moving threats, such as incoming fighter jets or missiles. the navy says the ship-mounted laser is 12-12 in the testing phase, destroying the target each...
The taxpayer $1 million each time it is fired. when the air force tried to mount a laser on the tip of an airplane, those lasers cost nearly $1.5 billion apiece. the pentagon cancelled this costly airborne laser program two years ago. u.s. navy officials are concerned that the new laser technology won't work in poor weather conditions and for now it's not clear the ship mounted laser can bring down faster moving threats such as incoming fighter jets or missiles. >> the navy says its ship mounted laser is 12 for 12 in the testing phase. destroying target each time. the next test will be on the ...