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![The USS PORTLAND used its high-power laser weapon, the Solid State Laser - Technology Maturation (SSL-TM) Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD), to destroy a UAV during trials in May 2020. - European The USS PORTLAND used its high-power laser weapon, the Solid State Laser - Technology Maturation (SSL-TM) Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD), to destroy a UAV during trials in May 2020. - European](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/The-USS-PORTLAND-used-its-high-power-laser-weapon-e1592988722351.jpg)
The USS PORTLAND used its high-power laser weapon, the Solid State Laser - Technology Maturation (SSL-TM) Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD), to destroy a UAV during trials in May 2020. - European
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