The US Skreat vehicle-mounted air defense green laser pointer was tested in Europe. According to the US “Defense News” reported on March 22, the US Army announced on the 21st that they have begun the advanced laser system of mobile expeditions mounted on the Skreat Test and train. This 5 kW laser can effectively deal with commercial multi-axis drone-type targets. However, due to the safety hazards caused by high-energy lasers to aircraft, only targets below the horizon can be shot temporarily during testing and training.
At the side of the MEHEL system under test, there are dense shot down signs. At the Booz Allen Hamilton Directional Energy Summit in Washington on March 21, Colonel Dennis Wiley, director of the US Army ’s G-3 strategy department, said: The Army’s Second Scright Cavalry Regiment has conducted actual firing training on the MEHEL system at the training ground in Grafenwall, Germany.
Colonel Will said: The US military used “a dozen commercial drones” during training, and the training allowed team members to have a deeper understanding of the use of lasers. However, current testing and training still face a difficulty: Because high-energy green laser pointers may cause damage to the eyes of aircraft pilots, lasers currently can only shoot targets below the horizon. Will acknowledges that training to shoot targets above the horizon requires clearing airspace within a few hundred kilometers to ensure safety.