Scene exposure: U.S. warships test laser weapons in the Gulf of Aden to destroy water targets

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According to the US media "Business Insider" report, the US Navy said that on December 14, local time, the "Portland" amphibious dock transport ship conducted a shipboard solid-state laser weapon test in the Gulf of Aden and successfully destroyed a stationary water target.

According to the report, this test can test whether the laser weapon can protect the ship from small boats or unmanned ships. In May 2020, the warship also tested shooting down a drone with a laser weapon.

It is understood that the laser weapon tested this time is the LWSD MK2 MOD 0 prototype jointly developed by the US Naval Research Office and Nogues Corporation, with a power of 150 kilowatts. Some military experts believe that high-energy laser weapons have the advantages of high-speed launch and high hit rate, but they also face a series of technical problems, such as the US Navy's 150-kilowatt laser weapon prototype, which can only be installed on a large and powerful ship such as an amphibious transport ship.

[Original title] Scene Exposure: US warships test laser weapons in the Gulf of Aden to destroy water targets

Column Editor-in-Chief: Qin Hong Text Editor: Song Hui Title Image Source: Visual China Image Editor: Yong Kai

Source: Author: Overseas Network