South Korea is beginning the mass production of a low-cost laser weapon that has successfully shot down small drones during testing, the country’s key arms agency said Thursday.
The laser weapon, called Block-I, “can precisely strike small unmanned aerial vehicles and multicopters at close range,” a news release from South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said.
The release did not give a cost for the weapon, but said each shot fired would only cost about $1.50.
Imagery supplied by the agency appears to show a weapon around the size of a shipping container with a laser mounted on top and what appears to be a radar or tracking device mounted on one side of the platform.
Someone should let the US Army know. 😎
The US already has a DEW unit that fits in a UTV (Side by Side) for shooting down smaller drones…and they had it back in 2022.
The US also has a more powerful palletized version that fits in the bed of a pickup truck.
Then there’s the even heavier duty DE M-SHORAD capable knocking down UAVs and Mortar Rounds. It was tested and approved in 2021 and the first units of this are already deployed.
You realize all of these links are of anti-air defense