Lockheed Martin has recently delivered a 300 kilowatt laser to the Defense Department. This laser is capable of targeting missiles at maximum range. The military will use the device to track and target missiles. It will be mounted on a truck. It will also be able engage targets at greater distances than currently possible.
Lockheed Martin provides a 300-kilowatt laser for the Defense Department
Lockheed Martin recently delivered a 300 kilowatt laser at the Pentagon to show off its high-energy, laser technology. It is the company’s biggest laser and the first of this type. This laser has the world's highest power laser. It was designed by a dedicated team from Washington state, Owego, New York. The team has more than 40 years of combined experience in the field. They have a strong track-record of elevating electromagnetic energies.
The Army's Indirect Fires Protect Capability-High Energie Laser will test the laser. The Army's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office manages the project. It is part of the Army’s Air and Missile Defense Priority Area. The company also delivered a 60 kilowatt-class laser for the Navy's High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical Dazzler Surveillance program.
It can strike missiles at maximum speed
The United States Army has an innovative plan to deploy 300 kilowatts of laser to hit missiles at maximum distance. Lockheed Martin has spent over 40 years working on laser defense systems. The ultimate goal of the laser defense system is to make it a weapon that can destroy unmanned aerial vehicle and ballistic missiles.
The new weapon will be mounted on a truck. The generator and diesel fuel will power the new weapon. Its firing position is high which allows for maximum range engagement. Friendly fire is not possible. By 2024, the first platoon with four firing vehicles will be in service.
It will be capable of targeting incoming cruise missiles as well as incoming drones. It will be ten to ten times as powerful as the LaWS laser weapon. Although it was a 40-million dollar laser that was mounted on the USS Ponce, it was not strong enough to eliminate an incoming cruise ballistic missile.