El gráfico muestra detalles del demostrador del sistema de armas láser de alta energía (LWSD) de la Armada de EUA.
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EUA prueba con éxito arma láser que puede destruir una aeronave en pleno vuelo

May 27, 2020 - Un buque de guerra de la Armada de EUA ha probado con éxito una nueva arma de láser de alta energía que puede destruir aeronaves y drones en pleno vuelo, informó la Flota del Pacífico de la Armada.

Images and videos provided by the U.S. Navy show the amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland executing the first-of-its-kind at-sea test of a “high-energy class solid-state laser” to disable an aerial drone aircraft.

The images show the laser emanating from the deck of the warship. Short video clips show what appears to be the drone burning, according to CNN.

The U.S. Navy did not give a specific location of the laser weapons system demonstrator (LWSD) test, saying only that it occurred in the Pacific Ocean on May 16.

The power of the weapon was not disclosed, but a 2018 report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies said it was expected to be a 150-kilowatt laser.

The U.S. Navy says lasers, which it calls directed energy weapons (DEW), can be an effective defence against drones or armed small boats.

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PUBLISHED: 27/05/2020; STORY: Graphic News
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