Хит-парад американских вундервафлей: система ПВО Иджис
В предыдущих постах я рассказывал о примерах нелепого американского оружия, но Иджис сама по себе не является таковым. Я включаю ее в этот цикл постольку, поскольку на волшебной Иджис построена вся мифология о неуязвимости американских авианосцев, которые как раз попали на первое место хит-парада.
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В 2021 Локхид уже планирует их интеграцию с Иджисом на эсминцах. И тогда особых проблем с массовым залпом ПКР не будет - лазеры будут их жечь со скоростью света)))
June 19, 2019 -With promises to reduce cost per shot and provide unlimited magazines, each of the services are betting their directed energy technology can give them an edge on the battlefield. The Navy, Air Force, Army and other organizations all have ongoing programs and are reporting progress.
The Navy is focused on system integration, said Rear Adm. Ronald Boxall, director of surface warfare.
The service is working to integrate lasers developed through its high-energy laser and integrated optical-dazzler with surveillance, or HELIOS, program, with its existing Aegis advanced combat system, he said. “I do want power,” he added. “The more power, the more things I can do with that” technology.
The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $150 million contract for two HELIOS systems last year with options worth up to $942.8 million.
Boxall noted the service is aiming to install a system onboard an Arleigh Burke-Class Flight IIA destroyer in 2021.
DARPA began integrating the high energy liquid laser area defense systems, or HELLADS, into a ground-based demonstrator in 2015. The effort was jointly funded by DARPA and the Air Force Research Laboratory. The agency has since been focused on fiber-laser technology, Walker noted. It has been working with MIT Lincoln Laboratory to develop a small-scale fiber laser, which should be fully demonstrated by the end of fiscal year 2019, he said.
Meanwhile, Special Operations Command is working to integrate a 60-kilowatt directed energy weapon system onto the AC-130 gunship. “Special operations is in the midst of demonstrating a precise airborne laser on a C-130,” said Lisa Sanders, director of science and technology for the command. SOCOM would prefer a more powerful laser, but is not willing to redesign the back-end of the AC-130 to obtain one, Sanders said. “Would I love a really, really high powered laser?” Sanders asked. “Yeah, but it is not going to fit on a C-130 operationally, so we think 60-kilowatts is a sweet spot that is achievable technically within the space that we’ve got.”
The Army is also investing in directed energy weapons. Previously the service developed a high-energy laser that could be outfitted on a truck, Robert Snead, an engineer at the Army Space and Missile Defense Command. As technology continued to develop, the Army switched directions and created a system known as the high energy laser tactical vehicle demonstrator, or HEL TVD, which is a 100-kilowatt system. Development of the technology, which is meant to go onboard a tactical vehicle, will begin in the summer. “In a few years you will see this system on test ranges,” he added.
The Air Force is also keen on directed energy and has high-power microwave programs that will be tested in the coming years, according to Kelly Hammett, head of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s directed energy directorate. The first system, the tactical high-power microwave operational responder, or THOR, is a weapon system intended to go after multiple short-range drones, Hammett said. The effort was in developmental testing as of April. Last fall, the Air Force tested Raytheon-built laser and microwave systems at White Sands Missile Range. The weapons were designed to take down small targets, Hammett said.
https:// jnlwp. defense. gov/Press-Room/In-The-News/Article/1927276/services-report-progress-on-directed-energy-programs/
https:// www. nationaldefensemagazine. org/articles/2019/6/19/services-report-progress-on-directed-energy-programs
https:// www. defensenews. com/naval/2019/05/23/when-it-comes-to-missile-killing-lasers-the-us-navy-is-ready-to-burn-its-ships/
https:// nationalinterest. org/blog/buzz/us-navy-wants-add-ultimate-weapon-laser-guns-65996
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В 2021 Локхид уже планирует их интеграцию с Иджисом на эсминцах. И тогда особых проблем с массовым залпом ПКР не будет - лазеры будут их жечь со скоростью света)))
ахахаха. и вот так лет . ээээ .. 50 уже
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https:// news. usni. org/2020/05/22/video-uss-portland-fires-laser-weapon-downs-drone-in-first-at-sea-test
https:// breakingdefense. com/2020/05/us-warship-fries-drone-with-powerful-new-laser/
следующие на очереди - рашкованские ПКР (:D)
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