作者：安德鲁·科赫 JDW特约战略编辑 华盛顿，DC

    在十年内，美国海军发展一种高-功率激光，小到足够去安装在一架战术战斗机上和强大的足够去摧毁地面上逃避的目标，一位资深现役科学家说。

    依照Michael Deitchman，海军研究办公室空中战斗和武器部门的领导人，在10年内海军发展一种100千瓦纤维激光吊舱，能够悬挂在战术飞机像是F-18 E/F“超级大黄蜂”战机之下。

    这种激光器，携带在在飞机中间挂架上，一个组合1,817升外部燃料吊舱形装置内。大约重量1,814公斤（4,000 磅），而且能够在60秒内打击20个目标，之前需要再充载。

    海军和其它的现役武装已经发展一种固态激光（SSLs）被当做一种将来的飞机武器，但是Deitchman的纤维激光提供比较好的热管理性质和少于固体设计的复杂性。 陆军和空军一起工作在SSLs增大比例功率上。

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US Navy to develop fibre lasers

    By Andrew Koch JDW Contributing Strategic Editor
    Washington, DC

    Within a decade the US Navy wants to develop a high-powered laser small enough to fit on a tactical combat aircraft and powerful enough to destroy fleeing ground targets, a senior service scientist said.

    According to Michael Deitchman, head of the Air Warfare and Weapons Department at the Office of Naval Research, within 10 years the navy wants to develop a 100 kW fibre laser in a pod, which is able to be hung under tactical aircraft such as F-18E/F Super Hornets.

    The laser, carried in a composite 1,817 litre external fuel-tank pod on the aircraft's centreline pylon, would weigh about 1,814 kg (4,000 lb) and be able to strike 20 targets in 60 seconds before needing to be recharged.

    The navy and other armed services have been developing solid-state lasers (SSLs) as a future aircraft weapon, but Deitchman noted that fibre lasers offer better thermal management qualities and are less complex than solid-state devices. The army and air force continue work on scaling up the power of SSLs.

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