Assessment of Long Range Laser Weapon Engagements: The Case of the Airborne Laser

Stupl, Jan; Neuneck, Götz

doi:10.1080/08929880903422034

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“…Target detection, discrimination and tracking over distances of several hundred kilometers are challenging. For example, in order to point the laser beam at a certain aim point with an accuracy of half a meter over a distance of 400 km, the angular pointing accuracy of the steering mirror has to be in the order of 10 6 radians [7]. Interestingly, [7] assumed that these challenges can be overcome in practice.…”

Section: Laser System Control a Definitions And Assumptionsmentioning

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Target Aiming Point Focusing Strategy for Destroying a Short-Range Target Using Distributed Laser Systems

Kim

2023

IEEE Access

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Consider a scenario where multiple high power laser weapon systems are positioned closed to a base, in order to protect the base from an aerial target, such as a missile. We consider destroying a short-range flying target which is sufficiently close to the base. Using multiple lasers can reduce thermal blooming, which decreases the effective power that can be delivered to a target site in the atmosphere. Thus, this paper proposes utilizing multiple high power laser sources to aim on a single point of the target to maximize the attack efficiency and avoid directional disturbances. Once a target is detected by a search radar system, then the position of the target can be calculated in global coordinate systems and is shared by all laser systems through fiber-based wired links. Then, each laser aims at the target followed by firing at the target. This paper presents how to make multiple high power lasers aim at a single target point for maximizing the attack efficiency. Considering the case where there are more than one high power laser sources, this paper is novel in addressing the control and synchronization of every laser system. MATLAB simulations are used to verify the effectiveness of the proposed multi-laser systems.

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Section: Laser System Control a Definitions And Assumptionsmentioning

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“…One considers destroying a short-range target which is sufficiently close to the base. This scenario is relevant in anti-missile defense system, as in [6], [7], [12].…”

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Target Aiming Point Focusing Strategy for Destroying a Short-Range Target Using Distributed Laser Systems

Kim

2023

IEEE Access

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“…The laser was successfully fired in 2008 [109]. The Boeing Laser Avenger (BLA) is an infrared laser system mounted on an AN/ TWQ-1 Avenger combat vehicle developed by Boeing Combat Systems in the United States [110]. Northrop Grumman is currently developing a high-energy solid-state laser weapon system called FIRESTRIKE (Joint High-Power Solid-State Laser -JHPSSL), which was publicised in 2008.…”

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Airborne laser sensors and integrated systems

Sabatini

Richardson

Gardi

et al. 2015

Progress in Aerospace Sciences

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a b s t r a c tThe underlying principles and technologies enabling the design and operation of airborne laser sensors are introduced and a detailed review of state-of-the-art avionic systems for civil and military applications is presented. Airborne lasers including Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), Laser Range Finders (LRF), and Laser Weapon Systems (LWS) are extensively used today and new promising technologies are being explored. Most laser systems are active devices that operate in a manner very similar to microwave radars but at much higher frequencies (e.g., LIDAR and LRF). Other devices (e.g., laser target designators and beam-riders) are used to precisely direct Laser Guided Weapons (LGW) against ground targets. The integration of both functions is often encountered in modern military avionics navigation-attack systems. The beneficial effects of airborne lasers including the use of smaller components and remarkable angular resolution have resulted in a host of manned and unmanned aircraft applications. On the other hand, laser sensors performance are much more sensitive to the vagaries of the atmosphere and are thus generally restricted to shorter ranges than microwave systems. Hence it is of paramount importance to analyse the performance of laser sensors and systems in various weather and environmental conditions. Additionally, it is important to define airborne laser safety criteria, since several systems currently in service operate in the near infrared with considerable risk for the naked human eye. Therefore, appropriate methods for predicting and evaluating the performance of infrared laser sensors/systems are presented, taking into account laser safety issues. For aircraft experimental activities with laser systems, it is essential to define test requirements taking into account the specific conditions for operational employment of the systems in the intended scenarios and to verify the performance in realistic environments at the test ranges. To support the development of such requirements, useful guidelines are provided for test and evaluation of airborne laser systems including laboratory, ground and flight test activities.

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“…Laser-Raketenabwehr zielt deshalb vor allem darauf ab, die Treibstofftanks einer angreifenden Rakete in deren Antriebsphase zu zerstören oder strukturell zu schädigen und so ihre Schubphase und damit auch Flugbahn zu verkürzen [4]. Auf diese Weise wird der Gefechtskopf zwar nicht zerstört, kann aufgrund der geringeren Ge- schwindigkeit sein ursprüngliches Ziel nun aber auch nicht mehr erreichen.…”

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Sinn und Unsinn der strategischen Raketenabwehr

Alwardt

Neuneck

2015

Physik in unserer Zeit

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Seit Beginn der nuklearen Bedrohung durch Fernraketen werden Technologien entwickelt, getestet und stationiert, die angreifende Raketen im Flug zerstören sollen. Die bisherige Zuverlässigkeit von strategischen Raketenabwehrsystemen ist dabei umstritten, da man nur auf einfache Tests und Simulationen zurückgreifen kann. Mathematische Modelle zeigen, dass die heute in Europa stationierten Abfangraketen russische Raketen in Richtung USA nicht erreichen, da sie zu langsam sind. Bei stetiger Modernisierung kann sich dies aber ändern und zu einem Wettrüsten führen. Einige Staaten sehen dies als eine Gefahr für die strategische Stabilität und als ein wesentliches Hindernis für weitere nukleare Abrüstung an.

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Assessment of Long Range Laser Weapon Engagements: The Case of the Airborne Laser

Cited by 23 publications

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Target Aiming Point Focusing Strategy for Destroying a Short-Range Target Using Distributed Laser Systems

Target Aiming Point Focusing Strategy for Destroying a Short-Range Target Using Distributed Laser Systems

Airborne laser sensors and integrated systems

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