The immediate threat of any surface combatant is the Anti-Ship Cruise Missile with stealthy, sea-skimming characteristics that reduce the time for any defensive weapon system to react. With the importance of littoral warfare, this problem is exacerbated as missiles can also be launched from land. The Free Electron Laser (FEL) will be able to meet the threat using its speed of light engagement with high hit probability, low utilization cost ...