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The US steps up to research and develop many kinds of laser weapon aircraft-borne tactic precision to be very high

http://www.sina.com.cn on October 11, 2009 09:25 international online – news of the world

US Air Force tactic laser weapon hit accuracy is very in the experiment astonishing

　pet　(Newspaper learns through practice reporter Wei Dongxu): As the world in the most formidable military force, the US military has relied on the high-tech equipment grab battlefield the initiative, the advanced laser weapon naturally has become the US military “pet”. At present, the US is stepping up to research and develop many kinds of laser weapons, besides being used in the anti-ballistic strategic level laser cannon, the low power tactical laser cannon also even more receives to take seriously. The United States Air Force the success test fire aircraft-borne tactic laser cannon, its hit accuracy was very some time ago astonishing.

　pet　Laser cannon performance “video frequency show”

　pet　The US the United Press International on October 5 reported that the United States Air Force experimented one kind of new style laser weapon for the first time, and hits the target successfully. New Mexico Aerbokeji Television station announced a section of US military provided the video recording demonstrated that “Titan missile” transport aircraft used its equipment in altitude flying’s C-130H “advanced tactical laser” system, accurately has hit before White Sands missile range’s goal – - an automobile the engine covered the handkerchief size the region, the laser beam melted the cowling, and produced the massive sparks.

　pet　American “Air force Times” website disclosed said that chemistry laser cannon is installed in C-130 Transport’s cargo hold, the airplane base had a revolving turret to be used to launch the laser beam. The media analyzes before this, the laser turret can launch the width approximately 10 centimeters laser beams, and in 15 kilometers tactics are away from the hit ground object. The laser beam aiming point and response time may adjust, therefore can also control to the goal destructiveness. For example, aims at vehicles’ fuel tank to be possible thoroughly to destroy the goal, will take the tire only not to can move as the goal the vehicles, but not the equipment and pilot will cause the damage to the vehicle.

　　The United States Air Force announced the video frequency has fully proven “advanced tactical laser” system’s high accuracy attack ability. The developer Boeing indicated that this system fires has the milestone-like significance successfully, will entrust with the combatants convenient and highly effective and high precision attack ability, and big reduced supplementary injury. The Boeing and United States Air Force pointed out that the newest experiment indicated this laser weapon and necessary computer guidance system was mature, from now on will also carry on more test fires.

　　May equip many kinds of air platforms

　　Carried on the ground flight test from September 21, 2006, the Boeing is for the first time right “advanced tactical laser” system to carry on a series of tests, including installed the low power solid-state laser to make the substitute on the C-130H transport aircraft, carried on the ground to be fixed and mobile target track experiment and confirmed its reliability in more than 50 laboratory tests. In December, 2007, Boeing, in a process re-equips on the C-130H transport aircraft has installed high power “chemistry oxygen – iodine laser”, and with the beam steering system which formerly installed connects, has completed the assembly of system.

　　The Boeing also explores “advanced tactical laser” system to be used in other C-130 types and MV-22 “osprey” tilt-rotor airplane and other platforms’ possibilities. “Air force Times” pointed out that if further simplifies, “advanced tactical laser” system may install in AC-130 “airborne gunboat” on attack airplane. This indicated that “advanced tactical laser” system’s embarkation platform is widespread, but will equip the high accuracy laser cannon’s airplane to be used in the US military most headache the urban war, may reduce the non-entering the war personnels’ casualties. Moreover, the US military may also depend upon its high accuracy and low supplementary injury characteristic carries on “spot kills” and high accuracy “an injury” to the anti-US armed forces member.

　　News analysis

　　US military crowded deployment laser weapon

　　“Advanced tactical laser” system is the low power tactic rank laser weapon, but the Boeing also jointly develops a bigger project with United States Department of Defense missile defense Bureau – - re-equips Boeing 747-400 cargo plane foreheads to install the high efficiency laser cannon in the process, the interception enemy side’s ballistic missile. In a early August’s test, this system “success tracked and destroys” has been at the flying status the target missile. As a result of comes by Boeing 747 aircraft conversions, may camouflage the civilian airliner to approach the enemy territorial airspace, in its ballistic firing preliminary stage implementation interception, achieves the desired effect, can make up sea-based and land-based missile defense system’s insufficiency effectively.

　　In addition, the United States Army and navy actively are also carrying on the respective laser cannon project, the flood and field general “hundred husbands are long” laser cannon also to make the progress, and hopeful substitution “Phalanx” system becomes the navy to defend sea-skimming raids the missile, as well as the army defends the mortar shell and rocket projectile’s sharp weapon.

　　US military massive equipment laser weapon, not only may effectively promote the precise attack ability and defense capability, will also reduce in the war supplementary injury, causes the US military to reduce “moral pressure” in the combat. In view of the fact that laser weapon’s all sorts of superiority, the US military will increase the research and development the investment and dynamics. It can be said that the US military is making great strides forward to “laser time”. (Wei Dongxu)