The U.S. Air Force is working with Lockheed Martin to deploy lasers on fighter jets by 2025.The U.S. Air Force envisions placing laser weapon systems on fighter jets by the mid-2020s. The service is working on a own laser weapon, SHiELD, a pod-mounted laser that will protect fighters from incoming missiles.The system will likely be used—at first, anyway—to protect older fighters that can’t take advantage of stealth to hide from the enemy.