Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin says the United States is close to prototyping high-energy lasers capable of intercepting missiles.
The defense minister made the statement at the Shangri-La Dialogue International Conference in Singapore.
We are on the verge of presenting prototypes of high-energy lasers capable of countering missiles
He added that expanding military capabilities and technological strength could be a stabilizing force in the Indo-Pacific region. In addition, the US government considers this region “the heart of American grand strategy, the center of strategic attraction” of the XXI century.