MBDA Deutschland unveiled a high-energy laser effector |
By Wording OD
As conceived, the system could integrate MBDA’s
Mistral short-range missile with the Rheinmetall MPCS turret as a successor to
Stinger-based systems. The system could be easily installed on several
platforms, including the German Boxer vehicle. As well as providing
rapid-reaction air defence for mobile escort protection duties, the system
includes command and control/ reconnaissance capability. MBDA Deutschland and Rheinmetall also suggested
that the system could be networked as an element of an integrated air defence
system.
For instance, it could integrate seamlessly with the TLVS (Taktisches
Luftverteidigungssystem) that is being implemented by Germany with the Lockheed
Martin/ MBDA MEADS equipment.The complete TLVS system was shown in public for
the first At the ILA show in Berlin in late May, MBDA
Deutschland unveiled a high-energy laser effector that can be mounted on marine
and land-based platforms to provide a 360° defence against agile targets such
as UAVs, rockets and mortar shells. MBDA Deutschland has been working on laser
effectors for some time and has demonstrated their capabilities in multiple
trials against shells, UAVs and other targets.
“We have achieved substantial results – also when
compared with other international efforts,” said the company’s head of sales
and business development, Peter Heilmeier. “Laser weapons have the potential for being
deployed wherever an immediate danger needs to be combated at very close range:
for instance, the protection of military camps, checkpoints and convoys. In the
naval sector, laser effector systems could feature in both onboard ship and
port protection. MBDA’s new laser effector is a further important step towards
an operationally deployable system.” MBDA has developed a system that uses
standardised interfaces to allow its application to many platforms. Its
advanced mirror optics provide for rapid and stable tracking across a 360° arc,
and rapid engagement.
The short engagement time allows the system to tackle
swarming threats, such as multidirectional UAV attacks. As well as a high
accuracy for engagement, the system features low logistic costs and scalability
of effect. Also at ILA, MBDA Deutschland and industrial
partner Rheinmetall unveiled a new system concept for an on-the-move air
defence system aimed at providing close-range protection against UAVs and other
low, slow, small air threats. Utilising components and subsystems that are
already in production, the new modular system employs a unified system
architecture for connecting sensors and effectors. time at ILA, including the launcher for the Diehl
Iris-T SL missile that augments the MEADS interceptor.
Source: Eurosatory 2016/Jane´s Defense
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