El ejercito estadounidense ha enviado prototipos de armas l\u00e1ser montadas en Stryker a Oriente Medio para probar su \u201caplicabilidad en el mundo real\u201d. Los sistemas que cuentan con la integraci\u00f3n de vanguardia\u00a0de l\u00e1seres de 50 kilovatios en veh\u00edculos de combate blindados Stryker\u00a0, est\u00e1n dise\u00f1ados para interceptar y destruir drones de clase 1 a 3, as\u00ed como cohetes, artiller\u00eda y morteros.<\/p>\n
The US Army has sent Stryker-mounted laser weapon prototypes to the Middle East to test their \u201creal-world applicability.\u201d<\/p>\n
Four Directed Energy Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD) prototypes recently arrived at US Central Command (CENTCOM) and have begun initial testing, according to Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen.\u00a0James Mingus<\/b>.<\/p>\n
The systems, which feature the cutting-edge\u00a0integration of 50-kilowatt lasers onto Stryker armored fighting vehicles<\/a>, are designed to intercept and destroy class 1 to 3 drones, as well as incoming rockets, artillery, and mortars.<\/p>\n Despite the increasing drone threats to US troops in the Middle East, Mingus clarified that the laser weapons will not do live-fire tests yet as they will focus on operating in the dusty conditions of the region.<\/p>\n \u201cOur high-energy lasers are so susceptible to weather. That\u2019s why I think this is going to be a great laboratory because anytime there\u2019s a dust storm, anytime there\u2019s that kind of thing, it starts to alter the physics of the light particles that actually shoot that beam,\u201d he\u00a0told<\/a>\u00a0Breaking Defense<\/i>.<\/p>\n \u2018Not 100 Percent Ready\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n The deployment of DE M-SHORAD prototypes to the Middle East comes as the US military shifts to modern tactics to address emerging threats.<\/p>\n The\u00a0attacks on US installations<\/a>\u00a0in Iraq and Syria, as well as the drone strike that\u00a0killed three American troops in Jordan<\/a>, have accelerated the push to field modern defensive weapons.<\/p>\n Despite its promising capabilities, Mingus said the laser weapon is still not 100 percent ready for combat operations.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a prototype, but we want to experiment in a live environment\u2026 Is it going to work perfectly? Probably not, but we\u2019re going to learn from it,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n