According to the Russian satellite network reported that the U.S. Navy recently announced that in the Persian Gulf, the “LaWS” amphibious ship on the 5000mw Laser Pointer weapon system successfully passed all tests. It has been on duty since December 2014. The power of the system is still very low. Technology strategy and analysis center of Russian Kashin experts pointed out that laws can only deal with small without man-machine or boat, with Russia and other countries similar weapons is almost the same.
The American army’s burning laser weapons can only make the boat become hot, so that the engine failure. In order to deal with the UAV, it needs to use a laser to the UAV a key part of the irradiation for a few seconds. The article believes that the United States in the main results of the laser weapon is only performed in the country, it is the first to install laser weapons on the actual warships. System itself does not have a revolutionary, with other countries, including China and Russia, similar weapons samples is almost the same.
China Physical Engineering Research Institute has recently demonstrated similar to the LaWS 300mw Green Laser weapon system low altitude guards”. It successfully shot down unmanned aerial vehicles. The laser defense system Chinese tanks can be blinding the enemy soldiers. The use of laser weapons to destroy small unmanned aerial vehicles, as compared to a missile or projectile, is considered to be a promising prospect because of the low cost of energy required for each launch. But also need to take into account the high cost of laser equipment itself. The effectiveness of the laser weapon will decrease with the deterioration of the weather conditions. The enemy can make difficult for the use of laser weapons, for example, through the production of aerosol smoke to protect the target, or in the design of a missile or aircraft, the use of specialized heat resistant materials.
In 1980 the Soviet Union installed on “Dixon” the ship of the shipborne 1000mw Laser Pointer device “Aida Seoul” conducted emission test. Later “akevlon” test device successfully destroyed a low altitude missile. Many weapons tests in the Soviet era were interrupted by the collapse of the Soviet Union, but in the beginning of this century, Russia was fully restored. Russia “is the famous Sokol-Echelon laser weapon” was installed in the heavy transport aircraft IL -76 upgrade. The main task of the system is to make the United States reconnaissance satellite failure. Kashin pointed out that in the new political conditions, when Russia and both countries have suffered from the growing pressure of the United States, the joint force development of laser weapon, for Russia and China is undoubtedly not only can save money and ensure its own security wise. At the same time, the high cost and limited number of laser weapons can also eliminate the possibility that the two countries can compete with each other in the global arms market.
