According to reports, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory recently signed a $ 26.3 million contract with Lockheed Martin, which will design, develop and build a high-energy laser system to be installed on fighter aircraft by 2021. The core of this system is an improved version of a multi-kilowatt fiber laser pointer.
Coincidentally, some netizens are also open-minded and want to load -20 laser weapons. According to official information, airborne early warning command aircraft, aerial refueling aircraft, and large electronic warfare aircraft can be developed based on the Yun-20 aircraft platform, laying a foundation for improving the information-based air combat system. So, can Yun-20 and other transport aircraft be equipped with airborne green laser pointer weapons? To what extent has the current airborne laser weapon developed?
Professor Wang Qun of the National Security and Military Strategic Research Center of the National University of Defense Technology pointed out in an interview with reporters from the Science and Technology Daily: In theory, airborne laser weapons can be installed on the Yun-20 transport aircraft. For example, the United States was on the C-130H transport aircraft. Tested tactical laser weapons. However, the installation of laser weapons on aircraft is a kind of system engineering. It is not simply to put the ground Laser Engraver on the aircraft. It involves many technologies, and the most important thing is integrated technology. Even the United States has no actual airborne laser weapons yet, and it is still in the experimental stage.