Directed energy
The budget request included $108.6 million PE 62114N and PE
63114N for directed energy and continued development of an
electromagnetic rail gun. No funding was requested in PE
63925N, directed energy and electric weapons systems. Neither
was there any funding included for a laser weapons system
(LAWS), which is a top research and development priority on the
Chief of Naval Operations' unfunded priorities list, or for the
Guillotine program.
https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/110th-congress/senate-report/335/1
