US Navy armed with a laser gun
Vice Admiral John Miller officially stated that the first laser weapon in the history of the US Navy was put into operation and is being tested. The laser gun is designed to destroy drones and small vessels.
The weapon was named LAWS - Laser Weapon System . For the "A" did not come up with anything, just LAWS - the laws - it sounds good. The gun was installed this summer on the ship Ponce, patrolling the Persian Gulf, and helps him to frighten enemies. But the main goal is to defend against Iranian small and maneuverable armed courts that threaten a democratic world.
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Necessary guns power - 30 kW. LAWS can operate in several modes, including the destruction of small objects and damage to enemy electronics. So far it is important for the Navy to understand how this particular gun can cope with the hardships and deprivation of military life — namely, water in the sea, heat and dust in the desert, and so on. If everything goes according to plan, then laser weapons will become just another ordinary type of weapon.
Video on LAWS testing in 2012 A new video presentation is on Bloomberg .
Over the past couple of months, laser weapons have also been introduced by Boeing , best known as an aircraft manufacturer. A gun with a power of 10 kW can hit a UAV even in difficult weather conditions - with rain, wind and fog. This gun got a more pathetic name: High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator . A beam with a diameter of 2.5 cm hits air targets at a distance of several kilometers. Video
The weapon was named LAWS - Laser Weapon System . For the "A" did not come up with anything, just LAWS - the laws - it sounds good. The gun was installed this summer on the ship Ponce, patrolling the Persian Gulf, and helps him to frighten enemies. But the main goal is to defend against Iranian small and maneuverable armed courts that threaten a democratic world.
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Necessary guns power - 30 kW. LAWS can operate in several modes, including the destruction of small objects and damage to enemy electronics. So far it is important for the Navy to understand how this particular gun can cope with the hardships and deprivation of military life — namely, water in the sea, heat and dust in the desert, and so on. If everything goes according to plan, then laser weapons will become just another ordinary type of weapon.
Video on LAWS testing in 2012 A new video presentation is on Bloomberg .
Over the past couple of months, laser weapons have also been introduced by Boeing , best known as an aircraft manufacturer. A gun with a power of 10 kW can hit a UAV even in difficult weather conditions - with rain, wind and fog. This gun got a more pathetic name: High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator . A beam with a diameter of 2.5 cm hits air targets at a distance of several kilometers. Video
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/363047/
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