A solid state medium energy weapon laser (MEL) is investigated at Rheinmetall for i.e. anti air defense applications up to distances of about 7 km. Due to the small volume these lasers can be integrated as a secondary weapon system into mobile platforms such as AECVs. The beam power of a MEL is between 1 kW and 100 kW. The electric energy per pulse is in the kJ range. A burst of only a few pulses is needed to destroy optronics of targets in a distance up to 7km. The electric energy requirements of a MEL system are low. High energy density pulsed power technologies are already available for the integration into a medium sized vehicle. The paper gives an overview on the MEL technologies which are under investigation in order to introduce a technology demonstrator at the end of 2005. The electric requirements at the interface to the power bus of a vehicle are presented. Finally an integration concept as a secondary weapon hi a medium sized vehicle is given and discussed.


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    Titel :

    Solid state medium energy weapon laser


    Beteiligte:
    Weise, T.H.G.G. (Autor:in) / Gowin, M. (Autor:in) / Langhans, D. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2003


    Format / Umfang :

    4 Seiten




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch






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