![]() ![]() ![]() The first use of directed-energy weapons in combat between military forces was claimed to have occurred in Libya in August 2019 by Turkey, which claimed to use the ALKA directed-energy weapon. Ĭhina, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Russia, India, and Pakistan are also developing military-grade directed-energy weapons, while Iran and Turkey claim to have them in active service. These systems of missile defense are expected to come online no sooner than the mid to late-2020s. In the United States, the Pentagon, DARPA, the Air Force Research Laboratory, United States Army Armament Research Development and Engineering Center, and the Naval Research Laboratory are researching directed-energy weapons to counter ballistic missiles, hypersonic cruise missiles, and hypersonic glide vehicles. Potential applications of this technology include weapons that target personnel, missiles, vehicles, and optical devices. ![]() The LRAD is the square dish assembly mounted on the roof of the central vehicle.Ī directed-energy weapon ( DEW) is a ranged weapon that damages its target with highly focused energy without a solid projectile, including lasers, microwaves, particle beams, and sound beams. For other uses, see DEW (disambiguation).Ī sonic directed-energy weapon ( LRAD) deployed in a civilian context in the US, during the 2014 Ferguson protests. ![]()
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