Longwen Liao
ABSTRACT
With the rapid development of high-energy laser weapons, adopting high-energy laser weapons to deal with the threat of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAVs) has become a research hotspot. Given the huge advantages and broad application prospects of laser weapons in counter-UAVs, this article investigates the relationship between power density and beam duration when the UAV shell was damaged, based on the analysis of the mechanism and effects of laser thermal damage, mechanical damage and radiation damage. Besides, the time required for the damage of the UAV shell was specifically analyzed. Given the large size and power consumption of laser weapons, we need to evaluate the problem of ship-borne laser weapon integration. Take the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) as an example, the feasibility of integrating laser weapons into it was evaluated from the aspects of ship space and power supply, then assessed whether it will affect the ship's other performance. The results show that, in the future, the laser weapons installed on large ships can be applied to counter-UAVs. The above model serves as a method for evaluating the combat effectiveness of high-energy laser weapons and provides a reference for high-energy laser weapons to counter-UAVs.
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Index Terms
- Analysis on Technology of High-Energy Counter-UAVs Laser Weapon
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