Recently, a high-energy laser system capable of destroying incoming mortar shells and UAVs was tested.
The arms race has not stopped sinceinvention of the wooden club. Modern dynamic defense systems include many components to counter various types of weapons at a distance. Today, laser technology has reached a level that makes it possible to install powerful radiation generators on combat vehicles, providing them with an almost unlimited supply of cheap projectiles fordefeat a wide range of targets.
Recently, Raytheon Intelligence &Space demonstrated a new development in the field of short-range air defense. The DE M-SHORAD energy weapon is a 50 kW laser that, when combined with a multi-purpose 360-degree radar and target acquisition and tracking system, is capable of tracking, targeting and destroying incoming 60mm mortar shells and other threats. for example, drones.
The tests were carried out at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The solid state laser was installed on the US Army Stryker combat vehicle.
The developer claims that DE M-SHORAD can be used as an autonomous system and placed on various platforms for the defense of both military and civilian facilities.
The US Army plans to take the first 4 laser systems into service in September this year.
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