The potential role of laser in combating UAVs: part 2; laser as a countermeasure and weapon

Ove Steinvall

doi:10.1117/12.2601755

12 September 2021 The potential role of laser in combating UAVs: part 2; laser as a countermeasure and weapon

Ove Steinvall

Proceedings Volume 11867, Technologies for Optical Countermeasures XVIII and High-Power Lasers: Technology and Systems, Platforms, Effects V; 1186707 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2601755
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2021, Online Only

Abstract

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV:s) have become an increasing threat in both civilian and military arenas. While military UAV:s often are relatively large and complex, the supply in the civilian hobby market is characterized by small, cheap and simple systems with the capacity to stream high-definition video, carry a variety of other sensors and transport critical goods (eg food or medicine) to hard-to-reach places. The criminal world has quickly realized how UAV:s can be used to smuggle weapons or drugs, for example. Militarily, UAV:s are established for reconnaissance, fire control and electronic warfare operations etc. Laser-guided weapons from a UAV, is an example of a widely used system for precision operations during later conflicts. This paper examines and summarizes various laser functions and their role for detecting, recognizing, tracking and combating a UAV. The laser can be used as a support sensor to others like radar or IR to detect end recognise and track the UAV and it can dazzle and destroy its optical sensors. A laser may also be used to sense the atmospheric attenuation and turbulence in slant paths, which are critical to the performance of a high power laser weapon aimed to destroy the UAV. This paper is part 2 dealing with the laser as a countermeasure towards the UAV optical sensors or used as a weapon.

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Ove Steinvall "The potential role of laser in combating UAVs: part 2; laser as a countermeasure and weapon", Proc. SPIE 11867, Technologies for Optical Countermeasures XVIII and High-Power Lasers: Technology and Systems, Platforms, Effects V, 1186707 (12 September 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2601755

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