What does LW stand for?

Laser Weapon

This definition appears very rarely and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories:

Military and Government

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Samples in periodicals archive:

We refer, of course, to a laser weapon sufficiently portable to be carried on the head of a shark.

United Kingdom: DARPA in bid for shark-portable laser rayguns

Under the contract, Northrop must demonstrate ability to create a successful marine-environment laser weapon system by the end of 2010.

Lasers on the water

We believe the proliferation of these systems provides the nearterm stimulus for a rapid transition to laser weapon systems," says Ehrhard, who co-authored a recent CSBA study on solid-state lasers.

Fighting the speed of light: laser weapons: laboratory toys or ...

The Army is currently looking to integrate a laser weapon with a tactical ground vehicle, while the Navy is looking to equip it on ships to counter attacks by small swarming craft that carry explosives.

Advances made on Northrop's electric laser

The US State Department said three treaties cover incendiary weapons, blinding laser weapons, and explosive remnants of war, while a fourth was an amendment that expands the CCW's scope to non-international armed conflicts.

US ratifies treaties on conventional weapons

Folks watch sufficient sci-fi these days to be well aware of laser weapons and their potential.

Letter: Your Say - Shed light on laser?

Vesta II is a reduced-size, transportable, push-button unit that produces a high-quality beam for testing lethality, atmospheric propagation, long-range imaging and other laser weapon applications.

AFRL gets Northrop laser

Byline: JIM SKEEN Staff Writer EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE -- The development of a flying laser weapon to destroy ballistic missiles hit a major milestone when it showed it could detect and track a target.

AIRBORNE LASER PASSES INITIAL TEST