Development analysis of American directed energy maneuver short-range air defense program

YI Hengyu; SUO Xingwen; YI Xinyi; QI Yu

doi:10.5768/JAO202445.0310001

Journal of Applied Optics > 2024 > 45(3): 485-494. > DOI: 10.5768/JAO202445.0310001

YI Hengyu, SUO Xingwen, YI Xinyi, QI Yu. Development analysis of American directed energy maneuver short-range air defense program[J]. Journal of Applied Optics, 2024, 45(3): 485-494. DOI: 10.5768/JAO202445.0310001

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Development analysis of American directed energy maneuver short-range air defense program

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Institute of Applied Electronic, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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National Innovation Institute of Defense Technology, Academy of Military Sciences, Beijing 100071, China
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Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China

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Received Date: October 06, 2023
Revised Date: November 21, 2023
Available Online: April 14, 2024

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American directed energy maneuver-short range air defense (DE M-SHORAD) program provides air protection to the maneuvering forces by defeating, destroying, or neutralizing rotary-wing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), fixed-wing UAS, and rockets, artillery and mortar (RAM) threats, which is one of the priorities of the army air defense and anti-missile modernization. Firstly, the development program of DE M-SHORAD system was introduced. Then, its system architecture was analyzed in detail, and the combat performance was deduced from the system parameters. Finally, the development progress of the system was reviewed. Through the comprehensive analysis, it was showed that the DE M-SHORAD system adopted the optimal components for the integration of laser weapon systems on armored vehicles through a rapid prototyping approach. In order to mitigate the technical risks, the development approach of this program was divided into two phases, first integrating and testing the 2 kW~5 kW mobile experimental high-energy laser (MEHEL), and then developing the 50 kW multi-mission high-energy laser (MMHEL). The calculation results show that the maximum range of MEHEL and MMHEL for UAS is about 0.77 km and 4.8 km, respectively.
- laser technology,
- directed energy maneuver-short range air defense system,
- rapid prototyping,
- laser weapon,
- high-energy laser,
- armored vehicle

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Development analysis of American directed energy maneuver short-range air defense program