{"id":6472,"date":"2020-05-25T20:42:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T20:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5917.temp.domains\/~iriacom\/\/news\/?p=6472"},"modified":"2020-05-25T20:44:42","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T20:44:42","slug":"us-navy-tests-laser-weapon-leading-to-a-new-era-in-warfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/us-navy-tests-laser-weapon-leading-to-a-new-era-in-warfare\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy tests laser weapon leading to a new era in warfare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>US warship destroys drone with powerful new laser<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Navy warship has successfully tested a futuristic laser weapon that can destroy aircraft mid-flight, the Navy&#8217;s Pacific Fleet <span style=\"color: #a80000;\"><a style=\"color: #a80000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cpf.navy.mil\/news.aspx\/130628\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Images and videos shared\u00a0by the Navy show the amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) successfully disabling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a Solid State Laser &#8211; Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD).<\/p>\n<p>The Navy did not give a specific location of the test but said that it occurred in the Pacific on May 16.<\/p>\n<p>This is \u201cthe first system-level implementation of a high-energy class solid-state laser&#8221; to disable a drone.<\/p>\n<p>The impressive show of power is the latest advancement in the sphere of futuristic warfare. \u201cWith this new advanced capability, we are redefining war at sea for the Navy\u201d said Capt. Karrey Sanders, commanding officer of Portland.<\/p>\n<p>The LWSD \u201cpaves the way for future weapons systems,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FUSPacificFleet%2Fvideos%2F551766695517161%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"384\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The laser system was developed by Northrup Grumman. The development of LWSD provides immediate warfighter benefits and\u00a0offers the commander increased decision space and response options.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy conducting advanced at sea tests against UAVs and small crafts, we will gain valuable information on the capabilities of the Solid State Laser Weapons System Demonstrator against potential threats,\u201d said Capt. Karrey Sanders, commanding officer of Portland.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Navy has been developing lasers, which it calls directed-energy <span style=\"color: #a80000;\"><a style=\"color: #a80000;\" href=\"http:\/\/box5917.temp.domains\/~iriacom\/\/news\/tag\/weapons\/\">weapons<\/a><\/span> (DEWs), since the 1960s to combat increasing threats including UAVs, armed small boats, and adversary intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Navy conducted a live-fire exercise of a 30-kilowatt laser weapon aboard the amphibious transport ship USS Ponce in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, Lt. Cale Hughes, describing the weapon said that \u201cIt is throwing massive amounts of photons at an incoming object .. We don&#8217;t worry about wind, we don&#8217;t worry about range, we don&#8217;t worry about anything else. 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