Nope...they say it will be solid state. I can understand that for the Navy version...but wonder where the Army one will get its power from.
Freakin’ awsome news for new navy carriers then. I wonder if the military has some new small design nuclear generators they aren’t talking about. That could change the world Maybee as much as the steam engine did.
Sheer speculation here, but this might be part of the reason the Army is investigating hybrid drive trains. The vehicle carrying the system may not by very mobile while firing and rate of fire may be less than that of the Navy version, but it will probably work. The other option that springs to mind is the base grid, if the system is being deployed in stationary settings.
Electric laser from a power generator.
Electric lasers can readily extract their power from a generator. OTOH, chemical lasers have to use chemical reactions from liquid chemicals stored in pressurized tanks.