Armas láser y de alta energía

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https://www.uasvision.com/2021/07/26/vt ... estroyers/

VTG to Supply C-UAS Laser to Five US Destroyers
Mon Jul 26, 2021 07:41por The Editor vía UAS VISION

USS Stockdale fitted with ODIN

VTG, a provider of force modernization and digital transformation solutions, announced that it has been selected by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division, a field activity of the Naval Sea Systems Command, to equip more ships in the U.S. Fleet with an innovative laser designed to counter threats from unmanned aerial systems.

Under the prime, single-award contract, VTG will install and integrate the AN/SEQ-4 Optical Dazzler Interdictor, Navy (ODIN), a directed energy weapon, aboard five U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.

“Our team is honoured to support NSWC-PHD in integrating this innovative defensive technology into the Fleet. The ODIN laser represents a significant advancement for the Navy in addressing asymmetric threats and protecting our sailors,” said John Hassoun, VTG president and CEO. “Delivering next-generation capabilities to our warfighters is something we’re passionate about. VTG’s depth of expertise with ODIN, together with our skilled fleet modernization team, cutting-edge manufacturing and prototyping capabilities, and long-term legacy of support to the Navy, makes us uniquely qualified to perform this mission critical work.”

In 2020, VTG successfully integrated the ODIN laser aboard the USS Stockdale (DDG 106) and USS Spruance (DDG 111) through a separate sole-source contract, completing both projects on time and on budget, and setting the standard for future directed energy weapon installations aboard U.S. Navy ships.



ODIN, a member of the Navy Laser Family of Systems, is a laser used to counter adversary UAS-mounted intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. This laser for the optical dazzling of adversaries’ long-range and very long-range surveillance systems is being developed and built by the government at NSWC Dahlgren Division, and rapidly fielded to meet an urgent Fleet need. The ODIN laser will be employed on surface combatants to counter asymmetric threats and to provide a scalable response for escalation of force.


Optical Dazzling Interdictor During Tests In 2020 (Photo: Drive)

Over the past decade, VTG has modernized 240 different surface ships, aircraft carriers and submarines. With a record of exceptional quality, uncompromising safety, and on-time and on-budget delivery, VTG ensures that our sailors have a competitive advantage over near-peer adversaries now and in the future.

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https://www.uasvision.com/2021/07/26/vtg-to-supply-c-uas-laser-to-five-us-destroyers/

VTG to Supply C-UAS Laser to Five US Destroyers
Mon Jul 26, 2021 07:41por The Editor vía UAS VISION

Cinco instalaciones es signo de que funciona(a saber hasta que punto) y que quieren seguir este camino. También el hecho de las instalaciones, que van sobre plataformas existentes, no "dedicadas" como los de la Clase Litoral.

Coña on
Veo muchas gaviotas chamuscadas o muchos drones chinos con forma de ídem.
Coña off

[Orel]

USAF conducts wind tunnel testing of directed energy system turret
https://www.wpafb.af.mil/News/Article-D ... nd-tunnel/
https://twitter.com/alert5/status/1422395474003341317


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https://www.defensedaily.com/army-compl ... ypes/army/

Army Completes Shoot-Off With Stryker-Mounted 50KW Laser Prototypes
Intended to help protect Divisions and Brigade Combat Teams from UAS and RAM threats, the RCCTO is delivering a platoon of four laser-equipped Strykers by Fiscal Year 2022. The DE M-SHORAD Combat Shoot-Off took place in Fort Sill, Okla. this summer. (Photo by U.S. Army) (Jim Kendall)
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The Army has completed a combat shoot-off with Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Raytheon Technologies’ [RTX] Directed Energy Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD) prototypes, which are Strykers integrated with a 50-kilowatt laser, as the service readies to…

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...Bicho con laser...

Madredeus 50kw no son para cegar sensores y los ventiladores lo indican, eso se pondrá muy calentito.

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Desde IDEF 2021: https://twitter.com/AceJaceu/status/1427595427671691292




Vídeo del mismo: https://twitter.com/TRTRussian/status/1 ... 7087196160

[Orel]

Qué cantidad de ventanas.

[champi]

Contrato de la US Navy para el HELWS ("High Energy Laser Weapon System", 18/8/2021): https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/2737831/

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MZA Associates Corp.,* Albuquerque, New Mexico, is awarded an $18,697,835 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the counter unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAS) High Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS). The contractor will design, develop, deliver, integrate, test and demonstrate a compact, portable, low-cost and reliable C-UAS HELWS using the latest available commercial components. Work will be performed in Albuquerque, New Mexico (80%); and Dayton, Ohio (20%). Work is expected to be completed by Aug. 17, 2023, and if all options are exercised, will continue until Aug. 17, 2025. Fiscal 2020 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,297,835 are obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured under N00014-21-S-B001, “Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Navy and Marine Corps Science & Technology.” Since proposals are received throughout the year under the long range BAA, the number of proposals received in response to the solicitation is unknown. The Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N00014-21-C-1116).
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Lo desarrollarán con componentes COTS para intentar bajar costes. Una infografía al respecto: https://twitter.com/MIL_STD/status/1428112458657505288

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Desde IDEF 2021: https://twitter.com/AceJaceu/status/1427595427671691292




Vídeo del mismo: https://twitter.com/TRTRussian/status/1 ... 7087196160

Si dejan pasar la oportunidad de llamarlo "Spider Eye" me sentire muy desilusionado.

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Contrato de la US Navy para el PTERA ("Pulsed Tactical Effector for Regulated Attack", 27/8/2021): https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/2753797/

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The University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, is awarded a $39,489,484 cost reimbursement contract for the Pulsed Tactical Effector for Regulated Attack (PTERA). The PTERA program seeks to primarily develop families of electronic effector and support technologies at the system, component and sub-component level that enable new Navy missions when placed aboard and/or in concert with Group 1 through 3 unmanned aerial vehicles. Work will be performed in Kansas City, Missouri, with an expected completion date of Aug. 29, 2026. The total cumulative value of this contract, including a 60-month base period and eight 54-month option periods that will run concurrently with the base period, is $39,489,484. Fiscal 2020 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $8,203,529; and fiscal 2020 defense working capital funds in the amount of $300,000 are obligated at time of award. Funds in the amount of $8,503,529 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured under N00014-20-S-B001, “FY20 Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Navy and Marine Corps Science & Technology.” Since proposals are received throughout the year under the long range BAA, the number of proposals received in response to the solicitation is unknown. The Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N00014-21-C-1049).
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DSEI 2021: UK reveals contracts for new directed-energy weapon demonstrators
https://twitter.com/JanesINTEL/status/1 ... 6523555841

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De Norinco, visto en Zhuhai 2021: https://twitter.com/HenriKenhmann/statu ... 5814792197

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NOTICIA: La USAF recibe un prototipo de AHEL (la A de airborne) de Lookheed Martin para sus pruebas de campo en los AC130J.

https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2021-10 ... J-Aircraft
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/4 ... or-testing

Although Lockheed Martin does not specify the AHEL’s power rating, the Air Force has repeatedly indicated that it would be about 60 kilowatts. This would be in line with the company’s own statements that this weapon is of “the same class” as the HELIOS laser, developed for the Navy, collects The Drive.

The US Air Force is also implementing the tender based on the Self-Protection High Energy Laser Demonstrator (ShiELD) program. The development plan includes three types of laser systems for fighters: target designators, defense lasers and lasers for the destruction of other aircraft.

Brrrrrrt, bum, bum y ahora zap, zap.

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Hablando de energía y aunque el vídeo está centrado en el 787 y sus motores, en él se comenta la capacidad eléctrica que tiene a su disposición este bicharraco: casi 1,5 Mw. Sólo la APU mueve 2 generadores de 220kw. Me gustaría saber si se ponen los generadores de los motores (2 x 250kw x motor) que impacto tienen en el impulso. Doy por hecho que el consumo subiría. Si usas la mitad para un HEL enorme, la otra mitad la necesitarás para refrigerarlo.

[champi]

Parece que el US Army quiere un nuevo láser en la categoría del os 20 kW: https://twitter.com/MIL_STD/status/1447911734824640513