Japan testet eine 100-Kilowatt-Laserwaffe – sie kann mitten im Flug Metall und Drohnen durchschneiden

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Japan has deployed a system that fires laser beams with 100 kilowatts of energy — powerful enough to disable small drones. It was installed on board a 6,200-ton (6.3 million kg) warship.

The weapon combines 10 lasers (each 10 kW in power) into a single 100 kW beam, giving it enough focused power to burn through metal surfaces. It is a fiber laser, meaning the beam is generated by light being amplified and focused as it travels through a solid-state optical fiber doped with rare earth elements. Engineers designed this system specifically to shoot down drones, mortar rounds and other lightweight airborne threats.

On Dec. 2, Japan’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) confirmed in a statement that the laser system was installed on the JS Asuka test ship after arriving at one of Japan Marine United’s shipyards. It was seen packed into two 40-foot (12-meter) domed modules.

I can make a drone for $500 and can put an attenuated gps receiver on it narrowed to 10deg for another $200. A $200 raspberry pi gets you computer vision.

These solutions are not „real“ solutions when 100’s of drones can be fielded.