article_snippet.sent: Later in the year, researchers will test The 30kW system against targets using a 10kW laser as a stepping stone to a 30kW laser. '
article_snippet.sent: Later in the yearthe year, researchers will test The 30kW system against targets using a 10kW laser as a stepping stone to a 30kW laser.
article_snippet.sent: The 30kW system is expected to be ready for field testing in 2016, when the program will begin more complex trials to ensure a seamless process from detection and tracking to firing, all from mobile tactical vehicles.
highlights_snippet.sent: Initial trials with low power lasers have already taken place .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The 30kW system is expected to be ready for field testing in 2016 .