The AN/SEQ-3 Laser Weapon System or XN-1 LaWS [2] is a laser weapon developed by the United States Navy. The weapon was installed on USS Ponce for field testing in 2014. In December 2014, the United States Navy reported that the LaWS system worked perfectly against low-end asymmetric threats, and that the commander of Ponce was authorized to ...

A close-in weapon system (CIWS / ˈ s iː w ɪ z / SEE-wiz) [1] is a point-defense weapon system for detecting and destroying short-range incoming missiles and enemy aircraft which have penetrated the outer defenses, typically mounted on a naval ship.

Sep 3, 2024 · Summary and Key Points: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have repeatedly targeted U.S. Navy warships with missiles and drones, but U.S. defenses, like the Phalanx CIWS, have successfully...

Jun 18, 2014 · Close-in weapon systems (CIWS) remain a shipboard necessity for detecting and engaging missiles and aircraft at short range. Julian Turner assesses the latest upgrades to Raytheon’s ubiquitous Phalanx CIWS and analyses LaWS, a revolutionary laser-based defence system being field-tested by the US Navy.

Aug 24, 2021 · The cognitive laser concept opens a diverse and challenging field of research for innovations in the application of AI methods to both laser weapon operations and the military tactical domain in general.

Laser weapons are very low engagement costs -- literally under a U.S. dollar per pulsed energy round. They are capable in defeating adversary threats, including fast boats, UAVs [unmanned...

Laser Weapon System (LaWS) Adjunct to the Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) Target Identification, Tracking, and Intent Determination at Range The optics that would be added for the laser to detect and track targets in support of a laser en-gagement would immediately contribute addition-al capabilities to the entire ship combat system even

Oct 16, 2023 · As part of the US Navy Laser Family of Systems (NLFoS), the Navy is working on the High Energy Laser Counter ASCM Project (HELCAP) to develop and demonstrate various laser weapon technologies and methods of implementation required to defeat ASCMs in a crossing target engagement.

What strategies, technological and otherwise, might various potential opponents of the U.S. Navy take to counter such weapons? What does a scenario in which MW-range laser weapons and railguns advance rapidly mean for the future of missiles and aero-naval warfare as a whole?

A close-in weapon system (CIWS), often pronounced sea-whiz, is point-defense weapon for detecting and destroying short-range incoming missiles and enemy aircraft which have penetrated the outer defenses, typically mounted shipboard in a naval capacity.