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It\u2019s supposed to install while I still own the ship and am responsible for it, and then we would turn it over to the fleet for capability wherever the commanders decide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the official tasked with managing the construction of the ship, Metcalf said he didn\u2019t know the specific power level or capability of the laser, which is a next-generation successor to LaWS developed by the Office of Naval Research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program office is still awaiting drawings from ONR so it can finalize its integration plans, he said. However, it has already been decided that the new laser will be bolted on the deck, with it and its power modules fitting into the space usually occupied by vertical launch cells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s not going to be integrated into the warfare system. 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