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1. Directed Energy Weapon
Contemporary Practices

2. • Directed energy weapons
(DEWs) are a type of
electromagnetic or
particle technology which
use energy, as opposed to
a physical projectile to
strike a target
• DE weapons include high-
energy lasers, high-power
radio frequency or
microwave devices, and
charged or neutral particle
beam weapons

3. • DEWs may be used by ground forces in various
missions, including short-range air defense
(SHORAD); counter-unmanned aircraft
systems (C-UAS); and counter-rocket, artillery,
and mortar (C-RAM) missions.
• The weapons might be used to “dazzle” (i.e.,
temporarily disable) or damage satellites and
sensors

4. • Types of Directed Energy Weapon. They are -
• Microwave
– Active Denial System
– Vigilant Eagle
– Bofors HPM Blackout
– Active Electronically Scanned Array
– Counter-Electronics High Power Microwave
Advanced Missile Project

5. • Laser
• the U.S. Army intends to have two different types
of laser weapons systems for air defense, including
weapons of the 50 kilowatts and 300-kilowatt
types installed on General Dynamics’ Stryker
armored vehicles.
• The 50-kilowatt laser weapon is designated as the
DE-MSHORAD (Directed Energy – Maneuver Short-
Range Air Defense), which will be used to shoot
short-range rockets, artillery, and drones. In
contrast, the 300 kilowatts beams will be used
against cruise missiles.
• Laser-based air defense has become a focus among advanced
militaries, including the United States. It is pertinent to mention
here that the iron brother of the United States, Israel, recently
became the first-ever country to successfully shoot down drones
with a laser-based interceptor known as the ‘Iron Beam.’

6. • Sonic and ultrasonic weapons (USW) are
weapons of various types that use sound to
injure or incapacitate an opponent. Some
sonic weapons make a focused beam of sound
or of ultrasound; others produce an area field
of sound. As of 2021 military and police forces
make some limited use of sonic weapons.

7. • for counter unmanned air vehicles and drones
• for anti-ballistic missile systems
• DEWs against hypersonic missiles
• Airborne DEWs

12. Advantages
• Directed energy weapons could have several main advantages over
conventional weaponry:
• Directed-energy weapons can be used discreetly; radiation does not
generate sound and is invisible if outside the visible spectrum.[34][35]
• Light is, for practical purposes, unaffected
by gravity, windage and Coriolis force, giving it an almost
perfectly flat trajectory. This makes aim much more precise and
extends the range to line-of-sight, limited only by beam diffraction
and spread (which dilute the power and weaken the effect), and
absorption or scattering by intervening atmospheric contents.
• Lasers travel at light-speed and have long range, making them
suitable for use in space warfare.

13. • Laser weapons potentially eliminate many logistical
problems in terms of ammunition supply, as long as there is
enough energy to power them.
• Depending on several operational factors, directed-energy
weapons may be cheaper to operate than conventional
weapons in certain contexts
• Preventing collateral damage Conventional weapons, such
as guided missiles and rockets can stop threats at long
distances and create large areas of effect. These weapons
can cause unwanted collateral damage, especially when the
targeting process is not high precision. Directed Energy
Weapons (DEWs) offer significantly improved accuracy and
precision compared to existing conventional weapons.

14. CHINA
China has been acknowledged to be
the leader in the field of hypersonic
systems, with the launch of DF-17
hypersonic glide vehicle.
Operational range: 1,800–2,500 kilometres