According to the “Daily Mail” report, the US military plans to deploy the first laser weapon in 2023, or to test it for the first time in 2020, and the research team is currently testing the drive unit in the laboratory. Mary Miller, the Army’s Deputy Assistant Secretary-General for R&D and Training, said that the Army is “very close” to developing offensive and defensive directed energy weapons. She said that extensive testing will be conducted before the delivery of soldiers is planned to test all laser pointer. Ability to understand better.
Mary said that the test is being completed through a “stepped performance test”. It is necessary to ensure the normal operation of the laser and complete a full range of response to set threats, including anti-rocket, anti-artillery and anti-mortar, as well as to deal with the threat of drones and cruise missiles. She believes that laser weapons have been in demand for a long time, but they have never been completed and delivered, which raises doubts about their feasibility. This is why the Army is now putting laser weapons in the operating environment and testing them. At the same time, the Army is also exploring the use of less powerful laser systems for small platforms.
David Walker, Deputy Assistant Secretary-General of Air Force Science, Technology and Engineering, said that the Air Force is cooperating with the Special Operations Command to develop an offensive laser weapon, which will be equipped on the latter’s AC-130J armed transport aircraft in the future. Some of the technologies include beams. Steering, energy and heat management.
He believes that the Air Force needs to fly with transport aircraft equipped with green laser pointer weapons every day and use its infrared countermeasure system. Therefore, the Air Force is also exploring the separation of less powerful laser systems for greater power output and better heat management. At times, it can also be used for offense and defense.
Air force officials have claimed that laser weapons will be installed on fighter jets in 2020, and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) revealed that it is expected to conduct the first air test in 2020. Kelly Hammett, chief engineer of AFRL’s Directed Energy Council, pointed out that this is a turning point in history and has witnessed the maturity of the technology until it can be used.
Naval science representatives also introduced similar laser programs for ships, submarines, and the Marine Corps. The Navy has now carried laser weapons tests on the “Ponce”, which can intercept small ships, unmanned aerial vehicles and light aircraft.