High Energy Laser Weapon Systems

This includes spectral beam combining adaptive optics precision pointing line of sight stabilization and air flow control.

High energy laser weapon systems. 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. 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 tactical high energy laser or thel was a laser developed for military use also known as the nautilus laser system the mobile version is the mobile tactical high energy laser or mthel in 1996 the united states and israel entered into an agreement to produce a cooperative thel called the demonstrator which would utilize deuterium fluoride chemical laser technologies. 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.

Across the world armed forces have been developing navy laser weapon systems to use in battle. For example the us navy s helios system has high energy intelligence and counter uav capabilities. While russia claims its filin 5p 42 can disorientate an enemy and induce vomiting. 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 power boost. In the united states the pentagon darpa the air force research laboratory united states army armament research. High energy output in a compact design. Already deployed on the uss ponce amphibious transport ship is the us navy s first in fact the world s first active laser weapon.

They measure distance designate targets and can defeat a wide range of threats including unmanned aerial systems. 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. Navy s laser weapon system.