Tests on the device with a power of 50 kW were performed at the Yuma test site in Arizona and showed its high efficiency.
The US Army has tested a short-range laser air defense system to destroy drones. This was reported on April 13 by the weekly Defense News.
It was noted that tests of lasers with a power of 50 kW were held at the Yuma test site in Arizona.
According to Lieutenant General Robert Rash, lasers have shown high efficiency in combating UAVs, but they still have difficulty destroying missiles, artillery and mortar shells.
Testing of these technologies will continue, and then the Armed Forces will begin to develop tactics for using this type of weapon.
As the publication found out, the US Army has already received two prototype DE M-SHORAD laser systems. Two more are scheduled to arrive in the coming months.
In parallel, the development of small-sized laser weapons with a power of 20 kW for the American infantry is underway.
Recall that in December last year, the American weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin signed an agreement with the Israeli state company Rafael on the joint development of a high-energy laser combat system.
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