Already deployed on the uss ponce amphibious transport ship is the us navy s first in fact the world s first active laser weapon.
High energy laser weapon systems.
Navy s laser weapon system.
A us navy warship has successfully tested a new high energy laser weapon that can destroy aircraft mid flight the navy s pacific fleet said in a statement friday.
The mts an electro optical and infrared sensor commonly seen on manned and unmanned aircraft makes for a near ideal effective beam control system.
This includes spectral beam combining adaptive optics precision pointing line of sight stabilization and air flow control.
In the united states the pentagon darpa the air force research laboratory united states army armament research.
They measure distance designate targets and can defeat a wide range of threats including unmanned aerial systems.
A directed energy weapon dew is a ranged weapon that damages its target with highly focused energy including laser microwaves and particle beams potential applications of this technology include weapons that target personnel missiles vehicles and optical devices.
While russia claims its filin 5p 42 can disorientate an enemy and induce vomiting.
High energy output in a compact design.
Lockheed martin breakthroughs are boosting the performance of laser weapon systems for ground air and sea platforms while shrinking their size weight and power consumption.
The power boost.
The indirect fires protection capability high energy laser ifpc hel will be a 250 to 300 kilowatt weapon up to 10 times more powerful than the u s.
The air force research laboratory afrl based at wright patterson air force base has delivered what it says is the air force s first high energy laser weapon for battlefield use against drones.
For example the us navy s helios system has high energy intelligence and counter uav capabilities.
Ri s s high energy laser weapon system uses a modified version of our multi spectral targeting system or mts to hold the laser beam on a target with ultra high precision.