The US and its principal adversary China are competing with each other in arming their future fighter jets with new-age weapons. US defense giant Lockheed Martin is reportedly developing a mini-version of The High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS), small enough to be fitted in a fighter jet. [Japan Developing An ‘Invincible’ Fighter Jet By Merging Capabilities Of Both F-22 Raptor & F-35 Lightning II] The HELIOS, which is being developed for the US Navy, is to be deployed aboard an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer by the end of 2021. According to military experts, the US’ sixth-generation…