Ever since US Congress Speaker Nancy Pelosi returned from a trip to Taiwan, the atmosphere in East Asia has changed. Not only is there tension between China and Taiwan, but the situation between America and China (US-China) is also not good.
Highlights
- US Navy Installs Mighty Destroyer First Operational Anti-Missile Laser Gun
- It is a high-energy tactical laser weapon and is the first time the US Navy has received such a weapon.
- This laser gun is of 60 kW but it can be upgraded to 120 kW.
Drones will also be destroyed
Helios i.e. High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system and the US Navy has prepared to deploy this system on each of its warships. Installed on the USS Prebel, this laser gun is fitted with an Aegis radar. Lockheed Martin has described this laser system as the weapon that will change everything in the coming days. This laser gun can not only eliminate cruise missiles, as well as destroy drones and small boats.
Destroyer wrote on its Facebook page, ‘Now this ship has become the most dangerous warship of the US Navy.’ This laser gun is of 60 kW but it can be upgraded to 120 kW. The US military has run a special program to develop laser weapons. The army believes that it takes less time to develop such weapons. Apart from this, they are more accurate than guided missiles or other guns.
multiple missions at once
The first laser was developed in 1960 by Theodor Maine at the Hughes Research Lab in Malibu, California. Since then it was seen as a potential superweapon. Like other laser weapons, Helios can target multiple targets simultaneously with the speed of light. There will be no cost of any kind of equipment. Also, as long as there is power in it, an unlimited amount of ammunition can also be supplied.
This laser gun will not only be used to eliminate the targets, but it can also complete many more missions simultaneously. Its long range beam can collect data for intelligence, carry out surveillance and will also be able to perform other such tasks. It has been told by Lockheed that there is not one but many such devices on the laser gun which are very important for the security of any fleet.
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