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Ship Borne Laser systems for Navy
On 16th January 2023, MoD has accorded AoN for Shipborne Laser Weapon System (30 KW). 1 prototype and 15 Ship Born Laser systems are to be developed. The tentative cost of prototype is Rs 250 crore, and the bulk order of the laser system is estimated to cost Rs 180 Crore per unit.
DRDO’s has made significant progress in the area of direct energy and Indian Navy want to incorporate this system to its warship. In today’s video we will be discussing in detail about the progress made by DRDO in the field of DEW.
DRDO’s project on DEW
The two laboratories of DRDO primarily working on the DEW are CHESS or Centre for High Energy Systems and Science located in Hyderabad & Laser Science and Technology Centre (LASTEC).
There are many projects in progress related to DEWs under DRDO's sleeves. Some of the projects are Kilo Ampere Linear Injector (KALI), Project Aditya, Durga-II and Air Defence Dazzlers.
KALI has a very interesting story behind it and possible the first military use of DEW in the world. BEL has already been manufacturing the Laser Dazzlers and supplying to Indian navy. The laser dazzler is used as a ‘non-lethal method’ for stopping suspicious vehicles, aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from approaching secured areas. In February 2022, The Chinese PLA Navy has again been accused of using laser beams against the P-8 Poseidon Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft of Australia.
Project Durga (Directionally Unrestricted Ray-Gun Array)
In the financial year 2021-2022, DRDO has requested $100 million budget to produce a high-power laser weapon. The classified project is dubbed as DURGA II (Directionally Unrestricted Ray-Gun Array), aimed to develop a 100-kilowatt, lightweight directed-energy system. Once developed, it will be integrated with various land-, sea- and air-based platforms of military. The most challenging part of the project is the complexity of energy generation on such a high scale within that system.
The DURGA project may have started way back in early 2000 but gained momentum only in 2017 when DRDO tested a 1kW truck-mounted laser weapon over a range of 250m in Chitradurga. LASTEC has reportedly developed a 25 KW laser weapon that can target a ballistic missile during its terminal phase at a max distance of 5Km. While no official time frame has been definitively outlined, as per financial express report the full prototype of DURGA will be one of the most crucial projects to watch out for in 2023.
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