Laser beam burns the plane to dust

The US Navy has turned four unmanned APs into ashes with a laser launcher in a recent test.

The Washington Post's laser beam shot down.

Livescience said the Laser Weapon System was tested at a US naval base on San Nicolas Island about 120 km west of Los Angeles, California, in May and June. The black-and-white video of the test was published at the 2010 Farnborough International Air Show in the UK.

In previous experiments with laser weapon systems, the US military only shot steady or slow moving targets on the ground. But with the latest test, the US Navy demonstrates that laser weapons can destroy mobile targets from a large distance. However, the US Navy did not announce the range of laser weapons in the test.

Another objective of recent experiments is to demonstrate that laser firing systems can work well in the ocean, where very normal factors such as humidity can reduce the accuracy of existing weapons. Great.

'Lasers can be absorbed and deflected in the air by moisture,' said Ray Eon, spokesman for Raytheon. Raytheon is a company producing laser systems that the US Navy tests.

A sophisticated sensor detects and monitors aircraft. Data from the sensor is fed into the processor of the laser gun system. Then the system will simultaneously launch 6 lasers to the target.

Eagles, unlike rockets and ammunition, do not cause an explosion when the aircraft hits. Instead, the laser transmits extremely high energy into the target and converts it into a flame.

Raytheon and the US Navy will test aircraft with laser systems on board in the future.