this is our interception by the time the enemy sees this coming it's already too late
if a war broke out between the united states and china the clash between two of the world's
most powerful militaries would be horrific that's a concern among current and former
defense officials and military analysts pentagon war planners can envision a conflict with china
starting in any number of ways for example a scenario that might involve a mass of chinese
military forces posturing along china's coast near taiwan in the aggressive reorientation
of chinese missile systems that would start setting off alarms in washington dc
the us army already fields an impressive array of weapons but as the us army prepares itself
for potential conflicts against high-tech russian and chinese armies the army is working on a slew
of new systems ranging from tanks to missiles the result will be the gradual disappearance
of the familiar weapons born during the cold war the abrams tanks and apache helicopters
that symbolizes america's arsenal in their place will be a new generation of weapons
but with the proliferation of drones and the threat of high-tech russian and chinese
aircraft and helicopters the skies aren't looking so friendly for the ground pounders
for now the army is opting for a stop-gap solution that mounts stinger anti-aircraft missiles on a
striker light armored vehicle but the army plans to mount directed energy weapons or lasers on the
striker which can engage targets more quickly than missiles and don't run out of ammunition
the us army wants to develop a new laser weapon that is more powerful than existing weapons by
nearly three orders of magnitude the marine corps ground-based laser systems which can be mounted
to the tops of vehicles to take down drones now have stronger beams to combat airborne threats
the corps has a new 2.5 million dollars agreement to service its compact laser weapon system
the system which can be attached to combat vehicles can be used on
land or at sea the updates also made the laser weapon more reliable and faster and
they allow marines to target more aircraft from greater distances
the changes come as the top us general in the middle east warned last month
that cheap off-the-shelf drones pose the most concerning tactical development in that region
since terrorists began using improvised explosive devices in iraq and afghanistan
militaries are also using drones to target and surveil troops marines using another
vehicle mounted system in 2019 jammed at least one iranian drone that flew within 1
000 yards of their navy warship in the strait of hormuz sending it plummeting into the sea
the compact laser weapon system doesn't just jam drones but destroys them josh roth a spokesman
for boeing's missile and weapon systems said the lasers can take out what the defense department
refers to as group 1 and 2 unmanned aircraft which weigh as much as 55 pounds and can operate below
3 500 feet this system also has a counter sensor capability at longer ranges for larger targets
roth said the system uses software to spot and track a threat once a drone is spotted the weapon
system focuses a high energy laser beam on the threat until it's disabled and defeated he added
marines began testing the system the first ground-based laser approved for military use in
2019 the laser gives marines a lightweight option to target drones roth said since it can be carried
and operated by just one person roth declined to say how many of the laser systems have gone to the
marine corps and what units received them citing operational security marine corps photos and
videos show low altitude air defense battalions on the east and west coasts testing the systems
last year marines tested the upgraded laser weapon in yuma arizona where they were able to take down
12 out of 12 drone threats now those upgraded systems have been delivered to marine units
roth said the system has also been used in real world missions though roth declined to say where
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