China's military claims to have found a way to build a laser weapon that can fire indefinitely

• Armies around the world are testing high-energy laser weapons to intercept targets. 
• If successful, the weapons could change warfare, as they travel near the speed of light.
• China said it has found a way to cut the cooldown time, suggesting theirs could fire indefinitely. 

Chinese scientists claim they have found a way to build a laser weapon that can be fired indefinitely, dramatically increasing its effectiveness over other laser weapons.

If their claims are true, it would mean that China has leapfrogged ahead of the US in developing high-energy laser weapons that could be used on the battlefield.