South Korea To Field Hanwha's Laser Air-Defense Weapon This Year

anti-air laser weapon blk 1 south korea

DAPA says the laser weapon system will be up and running this year.

Credit: Hanwha Aerospace
SINGAPORE—South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has awarded Hanwha Aerospace a contract for the mass production of a high-powered directed-energy weapon. Known as the Laser Anti-Air Weapon Blk. 1, the system can shoot down uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) at short range...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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