An object flying under a laser beam
The Army has been testing high powered laser weapon systems, such as those used to defend against drones, for years. I have now shared with the US Navy that the current launch attempt has successfully used lasers. The USS Portland (LPD 27) is a so-called amphibious transport dock ship, so it typically transports landing troops, including their equipment and helicopters. But the Portland used the U.S. Navy to test its laser weapon. That's why a powerful laser was planted in Portland. On May 16, 2020, the laser shot down a drone. The weapon is a solid state laser/solid State laser, or more precisely, Mature Technology Laser Weapon System Demonstration (LWSD) MK 2 MOD 0. LWSD was developed by Northrup Grumman and the complete system was built by NSWC Dahlgren and Port Hueneme in Portland.
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Unlike anti-aircraft missiles or illustrations in sci-fi movies, laser strikes do not cause an explosion. The difficulty is that the beams must illuminate the same point at a certain time. In this case, it's the tail of the drone. They caught fire and the object crashed. The video clearly shows how the tail fin was sawed off by the plane. Lasers can also target smaller targets at shorter distances, such as civilian drones that have been converted into flying bombs, which are relatively safe. When using Iron Dome, targets that are less than 5km away and flying very low are usually not attacked -- like a quadcopter that has been converted into a Kamikaze drone. One possible application of lasers for missile and drone defense would be to mount them on drones themselves. This can be done using the "wandering" principle. Drones, or multiple laser drones, will patrol the skies independently. If a target has to be intercepted, drones can intervene more quickly without taking off first.
2021-10-25 09:23:42
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