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Laser-DEW System (Sahastra Shakti)
Context
India has successfully tested its indigenously developed Laser-Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) system, placing it among a select group of countries (US, China, Russia) possessing high-power laser-based military technology.
What is the Laser-DEW System (Sahastra Shakti)?
- Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs) use high-energy laser beamsto damage or destroy enemy targets.
- Unlike traditional kinetic weapons, laser systems offer instantaneous engagement, precision targeting, and low per-shot cost, making them ideal for neutralizing low-RCS (Radar Cross Section) threats like drones and incoming munitions.
- It is developed indigenously by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
- Apart from India, only the US, China and Russia can disable weapons using the technology.
- How does it work?
- The Mk-II(A) Laser- Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) is one of the most potent counter drone systems in the world due to its lightning speed of engagement, precision and lethal action within a few seconds.
- The laser system engages fixed-wing drones from a long range and can thwart multiple drone attacks at a time, destroying surveillance sensors and antennae.
- Once a target is identified by the Laser-DEW system's radar or its inbuilt Electro Optic (EO) system, it uses an intense beam of powerful light (Laser Beam) to cut through the target, causing structural failures or even more lethal damage.
- The development of this laser weapon can lower the risk of collateral damage and reduce reliance on expensive ammunition during conflict.
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