The difficulty of developing laser blinding weapons lies in the relationship between the energy concentration of green laser pointers and the spot size, the transmission distance, the method of target tracking and locking, and how to break through the laser protection equipment of the other party. According to Yi Fang, many countries such as the United States, Russia / Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom have developed laser blinding weapons. The United States military has disclosed more than ten types of laser blinding weapons. The US Army Infantry Center and United Signal Corporation have developed a "dazzle" Dazer has been publicized since the 1980s and can be used to softly kill sensors and personnel in televisions and night vision devices in armored targets. During the Cold War, the US military also claimed that the Soviets had used shipboard green laser pointers Blind weapons irradiated US pilots and interfered with their vision.
"If laser blinding weapons are used as reported by foreign media, it means that there is a war, and this kind of speculation that the world is not chaotic is obviously not true." Fang pointed out.
The United States suspects that its pilots were exposed to the green laser pointer, but the aircraft was not specified, and only one report pointed out that the pilots of the Black Hawk helicopter were temporarily blinded. The nearby U.S. military base also has F-16 fighters and P-3C maritime patrol aircraft. The general flight altitude of these three may be between tens of meters and several kilometers.