The US Navy conducted a laser pointer weapon test in the Persian Gulf and struck a drone with precision. The laser weapon system was deployed on the US military amphibious transport ship "Ponce". The captain of the ship, Wells, said: "This system is more accurate than bullets. This is not a highly specialized weapon system like other weapons in our defense industry. It can only be used for air strikes, or it can only strike. The water target can only be a land target. This time it is a very diverse weapon, which can be used to fight a variety of targets. "
It is reported that the laser weapon system has a very obvious advantage. At present, no other weapon can match it. It can destroy targets at the speed of light, 50,000 times the speed of intercontinental ballistic missiles. According to the news, in order to test the laser weapon, the US Navy released a drone, the laser weapon control team pointed the weapon at the target, and the drone wing was instantly burned and fell into the sea. Fight silent and secret. The shipborne laser weapon on the Ponce is called LaWS, short for Laser Weapons System
Lieutenant Hughes, who is in charge of the laser weapon system, pointed out that there is no need to guide the target, because the target is destroyed very quickly. He said: "It plays a role in the invisible part of the electromagnetic spectrum, so it can't see the light, so it is silent and surprisingly efficient." Wells added that the use of this weapon can greatly reduce collateral damage during wartime.
It is reported that the weapon operation only requires power reserves from small generators and three people to operate the laser. Lieutenant Hughes assessed the cost of using the weapon once as one dollar. According to reports, the current red laser pointer weapon is mainly used to destroy aircraft and small ships. However, the US military is developing a more powerful second-generation system, which will enable it to target more powerful targets, such as missiles. When answering the question about whether the laser weapon system can shoot down missiles, Hughes said, "it is possible."