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Old 11th Dec 2014, 15:31
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When I read the article and it said, "The video, released by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), shows the LaWS system detonating a rocket propelled grenade" I was imagining it destroying it in flight and was standing-by to be very impressed.

Instead it destroyed one being towed at 5-10kts.

Even the UAV kill was mostly head sector with very little spin rate.

Further lazy journalism - "burning out the engine" and "burns out the hull". Neither of these things happen.

Nice toy though...
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