US Air Force officials: A laser pointer weapon will be tested during the year. A US Air Force official said on the 19th that this year will begin testing a fighter jet equipped with laser weapons. The Lockheed-Martin company in the United States won the Pentagon’s “Self-Defense High-Energy Laser Demonstrator” project contract last year for an amount of $ 26 million. AFP quoted senior Air Force official Jeff Stanley as saying that this summer will begin testing this laser weapon, and next summer it will be carried by F-15 fighter aircraft for aerial testing.
With a power of about 50 kilowatts, the laser will test the ability to damage drones or cruise missiles. Stanley said that there are still some technical difficulties at this stage, mainly the size, weight and power of the laser. The United States Army, Navy, and Air Force have laser weapons programs. The Air Force has worked with Boeing to test laser weapons on a large Boeing 747 aircraft. This project was finally launched in 2011. Laser industry boosts industrial upgrading last year, industry growth reached 17%
Actively guide the benign development of the laser industry, and provide an industry-university-research cooperation platform for laser pointers companies and scientific researchers. Recently, the Spring Festival Tea Party of the City Laser Industry Association was held, and more than 30 member units participated in the meeting. According to reports, since the establishment of the City Laser Industry Association in 2017, member organizations have organized association activities such as exhibition promotion, product development, and cluster construction, and have repeatedly bridged member companies and financial institutions, project intermediaries, and the laser industry park to promote cooperation. .