India to start testing 100+ kilowatt laser air defence system Durga-II

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

According to ” The Financial Express” DRDO that is working on the development of Directionally Unrestricted Ray-Gun Array (DURGA) II might begin the laboratory testing phase of the 100+ kilowatt weapon that will be most effective against short-range threats such as rockets, mortars, drones, and anti-tank missiles.

A laser air defence system is not meant to replace existing short-range air defence systems but to supplement and complement them, shooting down smaller projectiles and leaving larger ones for the more robust missile-based batteries.


DRDO already has demonstrated a 25-kilowatt laser air defence system so far and DURGA II being a 100+ kilowatt weapon will take 2-3 years to fully materialize and bring it to near production specification.

India to start testing 100+ kilowatt laser air defence system – Indian Defence Research Wing

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[Skull and Bones]

This needs to be mounted on a mobile truck platform.

 

[GodToons]

A Mobile Power source with 100KW capacity is going to be a challenge.

 

[The_magnificent]

A Mobile Power source with 100KW capacity is going to be a challenge.

I do not think so. A diesel generator of 125 KVA is just roughly around 3 meter x 1.5 meters roughly. which can be easily mounted on truck. The system can have one powerhouse truck with several miniaturized generators in parallel.