Lockheed Martin fires most powerful portable laser weapon it has ever created in hi-tech race to replace missiles

MARK PRIGG dailymail.co.uk It is a weapon that could mean the end of traditional missiles. Lockheed Martin revealed is has tested the a 30-kilowatt electric fiber laser, the highest power ever fired. The firm says the weapon could eventually be mounted on jets, tanks and fighter planes - and will more than triple in strength before being used in combat. Look into the light: The record-breaking power output was achieved by combining many fiber lasers into a single, near-perfect quality beam of light. 'It’s like an inverse prism,' said John Wojnar, director of business development for Lockheed Martins laser systems business.