November 9, 2019
The Pentagon Wants Weapons That Can Destroy Combat Lasers
As militaries around the world race to develop powerful combat lasers, the Pentagon has something else in mind.
by Michael Peck
As militaries around the world race to develop powerful combat lasers, the Pentagon has something else in mind.
It wants to destroy those lasers.
The U.S. military worries that high energy lasers (appropriately known as HEL) weapons can destroy or damage surveillance satellites, sensors, aircraft and vehicles, or injure personnel. Despite challenges such as generating sufficient electrical power, the era of the combat laser is coming soon. The U.S. and German navies are developing laser cannon for their warships, Russia might mount a laser gun for its next-generation jet fighter, and the U.S. Army wants to deploy laser-armed Stryker armored vehicles by 2022.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/pentagon-wants-weapons-can-destroy-combat-lasers-95286
