First day of the Higher School of War
Introduction
The lasers are not completely new in combat. Since 1970, the low power laser have been used, which mark objectives, providing invisible points to look in the human eye, weapons such as Hellfire anti -tanks and the Paveway family of guided bombs. It is used to achieve objectives: by shining a laser and then calculating how long it takes for the beam to reach an object, so the precise distance between two points can be determined. However, today it is developing for greater destructive power.
Developing
The ANS / SEQ-3 is the first laser, the WS of the US Navy. UU. It is a 30 -kilowatt laser system, it was created to deactivate and neutralize the drones when setting fire to parts of their bodies and making them become aerodynamically unstable. With a budget of 40 million dollars it was implemented aboard the USS Ponce floating base in 2014. Operational and ready for combat, never came into real combat.
In the US. UU. The Lockheed Martin company develops two high -power laser weapons systems, Helios, which happened to the WS. It will mix a high energy laser with long -range IVR skills and capabilities, and whose purpose is to destroy and blind drones and small boats. The army is also testing laser weapons systems for assembly in helicopters and armored vehicles.
Team a Stryker with a high power laser and developed the Boeing Hel MD, its first high -energy mobile laser, and a platform against missiles, artillery and mortter, a 10KW solid state laser. The Air Force wants to connect lasers to combat aircraft, and unmanned aircraft, cargo aircraft to facilitate the attack on terrestrial and aerial objectives.
The People’s Republic of China has developed a five -ton chemical laser system will be in the low terrestrial orbit by 2023. Its laser weapons systems are divided into: strategic and tactical. High power, aerial or terrestrial that have the mission intercept ICBM and satellites thousands of kilometers away.
Low power, generally used for short -range air defense. The most striking Chinese innovation is the Silent Hunter, which is a laser weapon of 30 to 100kw, capable of cutting 5 mm thick steel one kilometer away. System that was first used at the Hangzhou G20 Summit. And personal laser weapons, which are laser guns that blind enemies or their electro-optical fighters blind. There are the dazzling laser rifles BBQ-905 and WJG-2002, and the Py132A and Py131A blind laser.
Russia its Peresvet laser system is part of the current military modernization program. The objectives are precise, blinding the enemy’s system and knocking down hostile missiles and airplanes, has an extensive field of research, since its policy related to weapons has been constant rivalry and competition with the United States. Germany the Rheinmetall, consists of 50kw of energy and is successor to the latest 10 kW version. System designed for air defense operations, asymmetric war and C-RAM. It is composed of two laser modules mounted on aircrafts of air defense oerlikon revolver gun.
Unlike projectile weapons, there is no bullets or projectiles that occupy volume inside a vehicle. While the laser weapon has power, theoretically it can shoot an unlimited number of shots. A laser also travels in a straight line and, unlike a projectile, is not subject to the effects of wind and gravity. Lightning travels at the speed of light, and for any attempt and purpose, you can’t dodge. Once a laser has your number, you are sentenced.
conclusion
Lasers require a lot of energy, and a place to store energy before firing. They are quite delicate and require resistance to allow them to survive the rigors of combat. They require a large amount of power, a size and weight adapted to military platforms and effective thermal management.
How will laser weapons affect human society?, All we know is that laser weapons systems will result in new ways to destroy military objectives. Countries that have an army in constant modernization, have already implemented this system: Israel, which in the face of the threat of missiles its development is accelerated. United Kingdom with Dragonfire, France in its Rafale F3-R aircraft.
Bibliography
- Kyle Mizokami. (November 11, 2019) Laser weapons in war have ceased to be a utopia to become a dangerous reality [message in a blog].
- Isabella León (November 22, 2019) Laser weapons can reduce utility to missiles and drones.
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