High Energy Laser Weapon Systems Applications
A directed energy weapon dew is a ranged weapon that damages its target with highly focused energy including laser microwaves and particle beams potential applications of this technology include weapons that target personnel missiles vehicles and optical devices.
High energy laser weapon systems applications. Watch high energy lasers take on threats in this mission scenarios video. Ri s s high energy laser weapon system uses a modified version of our multi spectral targeting system or mts to hold the laser beam on a target with ultra high precision. Raytheon technologies will deploy two prototype high energy laser weapon systems to troops overseas under a u s. For example the us navy s helios system has high energy intelligence and counter uav capabilities.
A us navy warship has successfully tested a new high energy laser weapon that can destroy aircraft mid flight the navy s pacific fleet said in a statement friday. In the united states the pentagon darpa the air force research laboratory united states army armament research. Across the world armed forces have been developing navy laser weapon systems to use in battle. The mts an electro optical and infrared sensor commonly seen on manned and unmanned aircraft makes for a near ideal effective beam control system.