New technology dazzles aggressors / Blackanthem.com, KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., 27 Oct 2005

http://www.blackanthem.com/scitech/military_2005102701.html
"A laser technology being developed by Air Force Research Laboratory employees at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. will be the first man-portable, non-lethal deterrent weapon intended for protecting troops and controlling hostile crowds. The weapon, developed by the laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate, employs a two-wavelength laser system and is the first of its kind as a hand-held, single-operator system for troop and perimeter defense. The laser light used in the weapon temporarily impairs aggressors by illuminating or 'dazzling' individuals, removing their ability to see the laser source. " [Snippet]