Since the invention of the world’s first ruby laser by American scientist Mayman in 1960, military powers such as the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom have invested huge amounts of money and developed ambitious research plans to develop laser weapons that can be used in military operations. On May 10, 1972, the United States took the lead in the actual use of green laser pointer guided bombs on the Vietnam battlefield, which greatly improved the accuracy of the bombs.
After verifying the accuracy of laser guidance, military powers began to explore the direct use of high-energy lasers to kill targets, which are laser weapons. As of now, some military powers have developed various types of laser weapons based on existing land, sea, air, and space-based equipment, and have initially achieved multiple operations such as satellite blinding, missile interception, and unmanned target aircraft damage. test.
The United States has an early start in laser research, has a high level of technology, and has always been ahead. Several tactical laser weapon systems represented by the Navy’s Shipborne Area Defense Laser Weapon System (LADS) have begun actual combat tests two years ago. . Countries such as Russia, Britain, France and Germany are also stepping up the development of various types of Green Laser Pointer weapons.