Israel has demonstrated a 100-watt laser weapon, mainly used to counter rockets and various drones, developed by "Rafael" company, and is prepared to be used in conjunction with "Iron Dome". This laser weapon has two fire channels, but it seems that the integration is not good, it is still a fixed deployment type, and the detection system and the launch system are not integrated. Israel said that it will be put into use next year, and has shown footage of countering various rockets and low-cost suicide drones.
Laser weapons are a future trend. With unique advantages such as light-speed strike, high precision, and low cost per shot, they have become one of the key directions for the development of new combat forces, especially with great potential in dealing with low-cost, saturation attacks such as drones, rockets, and artillery shells. Close-range tactical laser weapons for anti-drone, anti-rocket, and anti-artillery shell (power usually below 100 kilowatts) have many mature systems around the world now, because their technical difficulty is relatively low.
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