The US military plans to install and test laser weapons on the AC-130 aerial gunboat aircraft this year. At the beginning of the test, a lower-power laser pointer will be used. If the strike accuracy and effect of the test are satisfactory to the military, the laser power will also be increased.
Although the plan has no financial support, according to a 2015 report, several companies such as General Atomic Energy of the United States have used their own research and development funds to support laser development projects in recent years. As early as 2009, the US military tested advanced tactical lasers on the C-130 transport plane. The laser beam emitted burned a hole in the hood of a truck on the ground and destroyed the vehicle engine.
The AC-130 gunboat aircraft used in this test was modified on the basis of the C-130 transport aircraft. The existing AC-130J, AC-130W and other models can be equipped with 30 mm machine guns and 40 mm “Bofors” guns. And 105mm howitzer, in addition to carrying AGM-176A “Gryphon” mini-missiles, “Haifa” anti-tank missiles and GBU-39 small-diameter guided bombs, the offensive firepower is very powerful, and it is the main equipment for close air support of the US military. . The AC-130 gunboat aircraft participated in many military operations of the US military. It also destroyed the fuel transportation convoy of the “Islamic State” together with the A-10 “Warthog” attack aircraft.
The second type of testing is aging applications, whose main goal is to test early damage rates. The typical process is to aging the device through LIV, and then perform the second LIV. By comparing threshold current changes in devices, manufacturers can discover potentially inferior devices. According to your observations, in which fields will semiconductor lasers have more application prospects in the future? What are your plans for new product development?
The semiconductor green laser pointer will continue to be used in the field of optical communications. Focus on optimizing the performance and specifications of telecommunications and data communications applications, and plan to launch more products in the future in order to achieve faster throughput while reducing test time and equipment processing time. In addition, we are considering introducing other complementary products to support our customers’ system development teams.