US Army now has a “Drone Killer” laser
- September 21, 2022
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The US Army now owns electric laser the most powerful ever created Lockheed Martin, a traditional manufacturer of military equipment. High energy, best in class equipment 300kw (kilowatt)
The US Army now owns electric laser the most powerful ever created Lockheed Martin, a traditional manufacturer of military equipment. High energy, best in class equipment 300kw (kilowatt) will be used to neutralize long-range targets such as drones and cruise missiles. Initially, the military must use the technology in laboratory and field testing.
According to Rick Cordaro, vice president of Lockheed Martin, the company increased power and efficiency, as well as reduced weight and volume of high-energy CW lasers.to enable deployment to land, sea and possibly air platforms. The current technology is five times more powerful than the 60kW Helios tactical laser delivered to the US Navy in August this year.
How Lockheed Martin’s 300kW Laser Works
The laser uses a spectral beam combining architecture, which can be explained by a comparison with the cover of Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” album. On the cover, white light breaks down into different color spectrums. The high-power laser system does the opposite: different spectral elements are combined into a high-energy beam.
The laser not only provides high accuracy and efficiency, but is also an option. more economical than other weapons such as firearms, according to Lockheed Martin’s director of laser and sensor systems, Amaan Sattar. “We are talking about cents or a few dollars per shot, not the large sums of dollars per shot that could be obtained through traditional means of getting rid of the threat,” the head said.
We are talking about cents or a few dollars per shot, not the large sums of dollars per shot that could be obtained through traditional means of getting rid of the threat.
Super fast delivery
The company was selected by the HELSI program to create a high complexity laser system in 2019 and worked quickly. The equipment was delivered ahead of schedule.
At a press conference for the product launch date, Reis McDermott, a member of Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Concepts and Advanced Product Solutions Group, said that multiple suppliers had been selected for HELSI, leading Lockheed Martin to focus on expanding manufacturing capacity to ensure timely product delivery. system: “We are very proud to be the first.”
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