美国海军研究和发展部部长助理泰勒·马尔西说:军事部门正开始把注意力转向导光纤维。他告诉国会,海军目前正在给 A—7飞机的导航和武器投放系统重新布线,用260呎多路传输导光纤维取代302个接线器和4,832呎导线。这样,电缆的数量将从300条减少到13条。电缆和接线器的重量将从82磅减少到3.6磅,它们的成本也将从7,900美元降 Taylor Marshall, assistant minister for U.S. Navy research and development department, said: "The military is beginning to turn its attention to fiber optics. He told Congress that the Navy is currently rerouting the A-7’s navigational and weaponing systems and replacing 302 connectors and 4,832 feet of wire with 260-foot multiplexed fiber optics. This will reduce the number of cables from 300 to 13. The weight of cables and connectors will be reduced from 82 pounds to 3.6 pounds and their cost will also drop from 7,900 dollars