"National Defense" magazine published an article by Dan Parsons. Briefly introduced the situation that the military (mainly the navy) is studying the use of various low-cost laser pointer to deal with enemy missiles and other weapons. In order to maintain technological superiority, the military has invested more money in this area than any other country’s military, but expensive high-tech defense systems. It is increasingly being challenged by the proliferation of relatively cheap but effective weapons such as cruise missiles and drones. Military experts agree that if there are no more effective and cost-effective measures to deal with enemy attack ammunition. In future conflicts, they may lose their combat advantages with opponents who use inexpensive ammunition.
The many new weapons that appeared in the sci-fi movie "Star Wars" were very popular. A new think tank focused on military research. Senior researcher of the Center for Strategy and Budget Evaluation (CSBA). When facing enemies with ballistic missiles and integrated air defense systems, it may be the most economical way to use concentrated directional energy beams to deal with their weapon attacks. Looking forward to a combat environment where conflicts may become more intense in the future, our enemies will have something that forces us Precision defense system using precision guided munitions. Mark Gunzinger said at a directed energy weapons forum hosted by the George Marshall Institute not long ago. We should face reality and use directed energy weapons. This will help us reverse the trend we are currently seeing-the Navy must spend more and more money. Defend the fleet at the expense of its offensive power.