A laser system (DEC Laser Dazzler) was used in South Atlantic War 1982 to try to blind Argentine pilots.
http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/rn/frigates/t22/
http://books.google.com.ar/books?id=...0laser&f=false
US Navy is trying that kind of use for lasers, or is "Star Wars style or burst"?
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