Forget Star Wars. Watch U.S. Navy Test its Laser Cannon on Drones, Speed Boat, Other Targets [Video]

The U.S. Navy ran tests on it's new laser targeting and firing system on the USS Ponce in the Persian Gulf from September to November. On Wednesday, the Navy announced that the tests were a huge success and the laser will change naval warfare forever.

The Laser Weapon System (LaWS) was tested extensively on targets like small speed boats, drones, as well as slow and fast moving targets. All hit with extreme precision and destructive power.

The control for the new laser cannon seems almost like a console for a video game, but the destructive power of the weapon has been described as extremely destructive even in tough weather conditions and targets with "near-instantaneous lethality."