Current Status of Laser Weapons
In order to deal with "potential threats" such as China and Russia, the United States continues to raise its chips to "sci-fi weapons." The US Air Force Research Laboratory claims that the latest "Self-Defensive High-Energy Laser Demonstrator Advanced Technology Demonstration Program" (SHiELD) successfully shot down multiple incoming missiles during the test. The US Navy has greater ambitions and plans to install laser weapons for the Aegis destroyers to defend against the "China missile frenzy." However, experts say that even if these plans go well, the US tactical laser weapon system will take at least a decade to put into practical use, and it needs to solve a series of problems such as volume, weight, power supply and range. Started testing on fighter aircraft in 2021 The US military's "Stars and Stripes" reported on the 6th that in a series of tests conducted at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, the "lase...