The British Army reveals "High energy laser system" To hunt marches
From aboard the “Wolfhound” vehicle British armored vehicle, the British Army launched its first experiments on a “high-energy laser system”, manufactured by “Raytheon UK”. To hunt down unmanned aerial vehicles, in the town of Randor Range, Wales.
Janes Patrol said: International Military, the "high-energy laser system" The new one, which came out under the name “Helos” (HLWS) announced by the British Ministry of Defense and the "Defence Equipment and Support Organisation" affiliated with the Ministry, and Raytheon UK. In separate statements issued by each party separately.
It indicated that the experiment with the new laser system was conducted under the auspices of the “Ground Directed Laser Energy Weapons” management program. (LDEW), and was carried out by British soldiers, the “16th Royal Armored Division”, on board a “Wolfhound” vehicle. The six-wheel drive armored vehicle, and they tested and operated the “Helos” system. High-energy lasers to monitor and neutralize moving air targets.
A Raytheon spokesman said: – In exclusive statements to the magazine “Jeans” – The targets that were dealt with in the experiment were small “Class 1” quad-copter drones. (Quadcopter), "in flight and were engaged as if they were military targets" It was at an altitude of more than a kilometer.
A spokesman for the “Defense and Science Laboratory” stated: (DSTL) for the "Jeans" periodical. The next day of training witnessed the capture and destruction of dozens of drones during the experiments conducted using the “Helos” system. Laser weapons inside the Radnor Range base…pointing out that swarms of drones were not used in these experiments…noting that the "Helos" system It used a 15-kilowatt range.
The Director of Experiments in the Joint Armored Combat Development and Training Group of the British Army, Warrant Officer Matt Anderson, commented on the course of training for “Jeans”… saying, “Every engagement we carried out took us down.” There is a drone from the sky, and while we were conducting our tests at various distances, speeds, and altitudes, we only had one thing before us: how quickly can we remove the drone from the sky. Certainly, these are capabilities that can be added to the arsenal of weapons that we use on the battlefield.”
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