Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 50, Issue 7, 20200230(2021)

Situation and key technology of tactical laser anti-UAV

Mengzhen Zhu... Xia Chen, Xu Liu, Chaoyong Tan and Wei Li |Show fewer author(s)
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  • Ordnance Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Army Engineering University, Wuhan 430075, China
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    Killing effct of laser weapon at different distances
    • Table 1. Recent typically progress of tactical laser weapons

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      Table 1. Recent typically progress of tactical laser weapons

      Company/CountryYearSystemParameter/kw
      Boeing/USA2012/2019HELMD/CLWS10/(2, 5)
      Lockheed Martin/USA2012/2017ADAM/ATHENA10/60
      Raytheon/USA2014LaWS33
      Northrop Grumman/USA2011/2020MLD/LWSD105/150
      Rheinmetall/Germany2012/2016Sky/Oerlikon50
      MBDA/Germany201240
      Rafael/Israel2014Iron Beam20
    • Table 2. Representative development of fiber laser at home and abroad

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      Table 2. Representative development of fiber laser at home and abroad

      Organization/CountryYearPower/kWBeam quality
      IPG/USA2010/201310.5/20Single mode/quasi single mode
      Fraunhofer/Germany20174.3Single mode
      Fujikura/Japan20174Quasi single mode
      Tianjin University/China201784
      CAEP/China201810.62βFL
      NUDT/China2017/201810.01/141.86/5.37
      XIOPM/China20174.621.67
      SIOM/China201910.143.1
      Tsinghua University/China20163.89(Raman)1.49
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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers & Laser optics

    Received: Oct. 14, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 23, 2021

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20200230

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