Directed-Energy Weapons (Lasers & Microwaves): These systems use focused energy beams to disable or destroy targets. High-energy lasers can burn through drones, missiles, or small boats with pinpoint accuracy and low cost per shot. The U.S. Navy’s HELIOS system is being deployed on destroyers. High-power microwaves (HPMs), like CHAMP, can fry electronics over wide areas without physical damage. Advantages include speed-of-light engagement and deep magazines. Challenges include power generation, beam control, and atmospheric distortion. Still largely experimental, DEWs promise to revolutionize defense against swarms and asymmetric threats, offering scalable, non-kinetic options for future combat across air, land, sea, and space domains.
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