Pulsed femtosecond lasers have repeat rates in the megahertz. The total energy is very high. When I took laser physics in grad school, they were able to drop a razor blade through the beam and slice it in half. That was in 2013.
So yeah, pulsed lasers can do it, and I'm certain the Air Force would rather be using them. They are finnicky though.
So yeah, pulsed lasers can do it, and I'm certain the Air Force would rather be using them. They are finnicky though.