Real Life Laser AMS!

[The Wobbly Guy]

South Korea has developed an actual laser Anti Missile System.
https://x.com/mason_8718/status/1811373267976163347

The footage is unreal.

[Frabby]

Not only anti-missile. The real kicker on the modern battlefield is that this system can zap drones for (reportedly) under two bucks a shot. That is a gamechanger in a world where shooting down a drone is currently more expensive than building the thing.

Of course, the drawback of the system is that you need to hook it up to a really solid power line. We have Laser AMS now but fusion power is still 40-ish years out. 

[ANS Kamas P81]

I'm paraphrasing a quote from the Fringe thread, "once laser anti-air systems are developed, aircraft become scarce on the battlefield."  This just set the bar for entry.

[Daryk]

The Israelis were working on one for years... I'll believe this one is operationally deployed when I see it.

[Maingunnery]

This is the new arms-race of our time, expect a lot of developments in this decade.

[Dragon Cat]

The British Dragonfire is supposed to deployed by 2027 time will tell I guess

[The Wobbly Guy]

Even if the power issue isn't fully settled, it's still a great plus for fixed installations and massive targets with integral power sources (coughaircraft carriercough).

Energy storage density is always gonna be a pain.

[Daryk]

Lasers on ships have other challenges too... the Navy has been working on them for over a decade.

[Prospernia]

I know from experience that, lasers AMS can only engage one volley of TVLGs at a time.

[Failure16]

Not sure about laser AMS, but Vulcans can defend against nearly as many TVLGs as they want, with diminishing chances, of course. Or are we not bringing Renegade Lengion into this?

As Kamas alluded, once these types of systems get on-line, we will start to get back to our roots: the Ogreverse and Slammerverse. I can't wait. Good times in those places.

[Hellraiser]

I feel like that's fine for a drone, but I'm not sure how well it works against something moving fast or even dodging.

[Sabelkatten]

I think both the South Korean and the Israeli systems are primarily intended to stop "nuisance attacks" more than repell an artillery barrage. A small number of simple rockets or drones.

E.g. Ukraine could really have used such systems against Shaheed (sp?) Drones, but would still have needed something heavier to take down an Iskander.

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

I think I want to see some actual data on how these perform in real-world conditions before celebrating.  Especially how they perform in things like rain and fog- I have a feeling that that will be a big test for them.

[PsihoKekec]

The Turkish laser system supposedly already saw use against drones in Libya, but there is no independent confirmation on that.

[Daryk]

I read the CNN article on the South Korean system today... it's only good against small drones, so that makes a LOT more sense.  It even mentions the Navy looked at heavier systems.

[russellmeyers]

South Korea has developed an actual laser Anti Missile System.
https://x.com/mason_8718/status/1811373267976163347 basket random

The footage is unreal.

Imagine a combination of laser platforms.......ground, air, space.....all firing a laser at N. Korean Nuclear facility.

[Istal_Devalis]

Anytime any new weapon system gets developed people inevitably start predicting it'll extinct some platform or other. Occasionally they're correct, but usually someone either develops a counter, or they still exist in some niche role. I'll believe in the death of armed aviation when it actually happens.

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

Anytime any new weapon system gets developed people inevitably start predicting it'll extinct some platform or other. Occasionally they're correct, but usually someone either develops a counter, or they still exist in some niche role. I'll believe in the death of armed aviation when it actually happens.

Or it turns out that there's some sort of flaw or downside with the new system that means that it isn't actually sufficient to obsolete the old stuff.