It may include ads from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. The laser beam test was fired from the USS Portland and destroyed its practice target in the Gulf of Ade, which is located between East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. According to US officials, the weapon could be a game-changer in conflicts at sea. This laser test comes after the weapon was first tested at sea in May last year, when the USS Portland used it to take out a flying drone.
The Navy said its Laser Weapons System had successfully engaged the target, which was this time floating in the sea. Lasers are not new for the US Navy. They have been working on these kinds of weapons since the Cold War. As tension in the South China SeaChina Sea rises, American officials warn that these weapons could be used in a potential war against China. If the Chinese attack, the US ships would not have to waste time reloading their guns and missiles.
The lasers could be used to provide cover while US ships launch attack missiles. The USS Portland commanding officer has said that the laser weapon is redefining war at sea for the Navy It could be used against drone boats carrying explosives and deployed by Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, US officials said. In 2018 a report called directed energy weapons such as lasers, game-changer The report said these lasers would be a 'game changer' for defense of Navy surface ships against enemy missiles. Navy surface ships would use high-energy solid-state lasers initially for countering small boats, UAVs and possibly in the future for countering ASCMs anti-ship cruise missiles and ASBMs anti-ship ballistic missiles. They would try to counter targets at ranges of about a mile to maybe a few miles. This comes as the tension with China has reached a boiling point. It comes as China has increased pressure on Taiwan, which China claims it owns, due to China's military presence in the South China SeaChina Sea. READ MORE: Covid horror as anOTHER new variant discovered in France