{"id":7424,"date":"2021-03-17T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T13:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=7424"},"modified":"2021-03-17T10:15:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T13:15:00","slug":"israel-y-el-desarrollo-de-armas-de-energia-dirigida-dew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=7424","title":{"rendered":"Israel y el desarrollo de armas de energ\u00eda dirigida (DEW)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A\u00f1os de Inversiones en I&D han posicionado al Estado de Israel como un l\u00edder en el Mercado de los sistemas de munici\u00f3n guiada y drones de gran performance. La necesidad de disponer de un Sistema de Defensa A\u00e9rea m\u00e1s completo, multicapa, flexible y m\u00e1s eficiente, para complementar lo que ya existe, ha llevado a dos grandes empresas tecnol\u00f3gicas en el \u00e1rea de defensa de ese pa\u00eds. RAFAEL y ELBIT<\/em>, a avanzar decididamente en el desarrollo de sistemas de Armas de Energ\u00eda Dirigida (DEW- L\u00e1ser), capaces de ser operados desde plataformas terrestres y a\u00e9reas, incluso las aut\u00f3nomas como los UAS.<\/p>\n

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TEL AVIV: The Israeli Defense Ministry is seeking US funding and expertise for its air and missile defense lasers, especially in the generation of electrical power. Israel\u2019s current prototypes have achieved an output beam of \u201calmost\u201d 100 kilowatts, but the US is already exploring 300-kW weapons<\/a> capable of killing cruise missiles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tel Aviv soured on missile defense lasers<\/a> after the US-Israeli Nautilus project, also known as the Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL), a bulky weapon which was cancelled in 2005 after a decade in development. But THEL \u2013 like its contemporary, the US Airborne Laser \u2013 was what\u2019s called a chemical laser, needing large tanks of toxic chemicals to generate power. Modern lasers rely on electrical generators, making them much less hazardous.<\/p>\n

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Elbit Hermes-900 drone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So the Ministry of Defense has two of its leading contractors at work: Rafael is developing a ground-based laser, Elbit an airborne one. Elbit\u2019s initial testing will probably occur on a manned aircraft, but then the laser will graduate to a drone, probably a variant of the Hermes-900, which has the payload \u2013 350 kg (770 lbs)\u2014 and the endurance \u2013 up to 36 hours aloft \u2013 for long patrols awaiting an enemy missile or rocket attack. Demonstrations are planned for later this year.<\/p>\n

Yes, Israel already has a multi-layered missile defense system: the famous Iron Dome<\/a> (also in US service<\/a>) to shoot down rockets and some cruise missiles, David\u2019s Sling<\/a> against cruise missiles and some ballistic missiles, and Arrow against ballistic missiles \u2013 potentially hypersonic ones as well with the planned Arrow-4 upgrade<\/a>. But all three tiers rely on shooting down an incoming missile, rocket, or mortar round with an interceptor missile, and interceptors are expensive. One Israeli estimate says stopping an all-out rocket barrage would require 30,000 Iron Dome interceptors worth billions of dollars.<\/p>\n

By contrast, a modern laser weapon can keep firing indefinitely as long as it has electrical power, never running out of ammunition. While laser beams won\u2019t replace physical interceptors \u2013 they have problems in heavy rain, for instance \u2013 they could add a valuable extra layer of defense. The Rafael and Elbit lasers, for instance, are currently seen as complementary to Iron Dome.<\/p>\n

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A Tamir interceptor launches from truck-mounted Iron Dome launcher.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What\u2019s more, the Israeli Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) has hinted at classified technical breakthroughs in the field of lasers, specifically to counter drones, rockets, artillery shells, mortars, and anti-tank guided missiles. In a 2020 announcement, DDR&D director Brig. Gen. Yaniv Rotem said that Israel is entering a new age of energy warfare in the air, land and sea.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe R&D investments made by the DDR&D in the last years have placed the State of Israel among the leading countries in the field of high-energy laser systems,\u201d Rotem said. \u201cThroughout the year 2021 we will conduct a demo of our capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis technology will prompt a strategic change in the defense capabilities of the State of Israel,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n

Fuente:<\/strong> https:\/\/breakingdefense.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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