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U.S. Air Force To Put Lasers On Fighter Jets

The U.S. Air Force plans to put lasers on its F-15 fighter jets and is working with Lockheed Martin to do it.

Joining me to talk about how that’d work, and what it means is Austin Yamada, director of the Defense and Security Research Institute at the University of Arizona.

Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.