Laser Weapon Appears On Chinese Amphibious Assault Ship

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Laser ******* Appears On ******** Amphibious ******** Ship

China appears to have installed a laser directed energy ******* on one of its

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amphibious ******** ships, mirroring U.S. and other nations’

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. Recent actions against

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have helped to spur further interest in fitting warships

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of

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, although most of China’s activities with laser weapons have, so far, been

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A photo that recently appeared on social media shows an apparently newly installed laser ******* on a

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(PLAN) Type 071 amphibious transport dock, the vessel having reportedly just emerged from a refit. The system is mounted immediately aft of the 76mm dual-purpose **** on the ship’s bow. When not in use, the ******* is concealed under a relatively large dome-like cover.

You can check out images of the laser system on the Type 071 in the tweet below:

071型ドック型揚陸艦”四明山”に高出力レーザー兵器システムが改装で追加された。可動式のカバー付きで搭載位置は艦首76mm砲の後方。PLA陸軍では既にレーザー兵器の運用が行われているが、艦載装備のテストプラットフォームとしては071型が選定。

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The precise vessel cannot be confirmed at present, although there are claims — including in the tweet above — that it is the Siming Shan, which has the hull number 986. Based on the available censored image, the only other candidate would seem to be hull number 988, the Yimeng Shan.

Until the arrival of the

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landing helicopter dock, the Type 071 was the PLAN’s largest operational amphibious warfare ship. The Type 071, which displaces around 25,000 tons, includes a small flight deck at the stern and hangar space for up to four 

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. It also has capacity for four air-cushion landing craft, up to around 60 armored fighting vehicles, and as many as 800 troops. It is loosely comparable to the U.S. San Antonio (LPD-17) class.

Regardless, according to reports, this example of the Type 071 has been selected as a test platform for the laser *******, which may then make its way onto other warships, too.

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Kunlun Shan (998) is the lead ship of China’s type 071 amphibious transport vessels. It is one of its most advanced and largest amphibious ships launched in 2016. It took part in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. 31JUL17 SCMP / Chow Chung-yan Chow Chung-yan

That would seem to follow fairly closely the U.S. Navy’s trials of a laser directed energy ******* aboard the very similar (it’s even mounted in generally the same area) San Antonio class landing platform dock

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, which was first spotted with the system installed in late 2019, before successfully knocking down a small drone target in May 2020, as you can read about

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The laser ******* on USS Portland is formally known as the Laser ******* System Demonstrator (LWSD) Mk 2 Mod 0 and was developed by Northrop Grumman.

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While the status and the capabilities of the ******** system are unknown, it’s worth noting that the 150-kilowatt class LWSD Mk 2 Mod 0 was primarily developed to provide ships with an additional line of defense against

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. Additionally, the U.S. laser can be used as a dazzler for blinding optical sensors and seekers. Being equipped with integrated full-motion video cameras, for tracking and aiming, the LWSD Mk 2 Mod 0 can also be used to conduct surveillance. A similar set of capabilities is entirely conceivable for the ******** system, too.

While there’s an obvious parallel between the ******** system and the LWSD Mk 2 Mod 0, since both have been installed on amphibious ******** ships for testing, there are a number of other laser directed energy ******* programs in the U.S. Navy alone.

An Arleigh Burke class destroyer, the USS Preble is now armed with a High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance system,

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. This is a 60-kilowatt class directed energy laser ******* and is the first of its kind to be integrated with

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USS Preble pier-side in San Diego in July 2022. HELIOS can be seen on a platform immediately in front of the main superstructure. U.S. Navy

Like the LWSD Mk 2 Mod 0, HELIOS is a multi-purpose system. It can put out enough energy to damage or ******** targets including

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and can also be used as a dazzler to ****** or confuse optical sensors on ****** ships, drones and aircraft, as well as optical seekers on incoming missiles and other munitions. It, too, has a secondary surveillance role using its own optical sensors.

Then there is the AN/SEQ-3 Laser ******* System (LaWS), an experimental system that was installed on the

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when that vessel was deployed to the Middle East between 2014 and 2017. However, this is a significantly less powerful system than the LWSD Mk 2 Mod 0, with an output of around 30 kilowatts.

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The Laser ******* System (LaWS) temporarily installed aboard the destroyer USS Dewey in San Diego, California, in July 2012. U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released John F. Williams

Finally, a number of other Arleigh Burke class destroyers, including the

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and

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, have been fitted with the

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(ODIN) system, something that you can read more about

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. Unlike the other systems mentioned, the laser on the turreted ODIN is only capable of being used as a dazzler, though the complete system also has secondary surveillance capabilities.

The PLAN already uses at least some forms of lower-power laser dazzler systems, which it has reportedly even employed in confrontations with maritime patrol aircraft from both

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The Type 052D Luyang III class destroyer Hohhot. This is believed to be the vessel involved in a February 2020 incident in the South China Sea, when a U.S. Navy patrol aircraft was targeted by some kind of laser. China Military Online

As

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, depending on the power of the laser in question, some dazzlers could temporarily ****** an aircraft’s crew or cause permanent eye damage, as well as cause damage to optical sensors.

With that in mind, it’s also possible that the new system aboard the Type 071 is a

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intended at least partially — or even exclusively — for use as a dazzler.

Overall, the U.S. Navy’s efforts in this field are seen as important steps toward fielding considerably more capable laser weapons in the future. Ultimately, the service envisages using more powerful lasers to engage larger and more complex threats, including low-flying cruise missiles and aircraft. The latest evidence from China suggests the PLAN does indeed have similar ambitions that would eventually provide its warships with some very significant new capabilities.

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