Lightweight liquid high-energy laser, which are produced to test the temperature (HELLADS)

Enough light to high-energy laser weapons carried by tactical aircraft, and outside the laboratory, has been transferred to the test site. General Aviation nuclear systems of high-energy laser defense system liquid (HELLADS) ends the United States Government acceptance tests procedures, not on the way to New Mexico, White Sands Missile trial in the scope of live fire or done.

Although the laser weapons has made significant progress in recent years, and one of the objectives, and order, and the marriage of high-energy light that can be installed in aircraft and other mobile platform too. As a result of the program of DARPA, all electric HELLADS still, is a tenth the size and weight of only punch equivalent to 150 kilowatt laser system.

Simple tactics HELLADS DARPA for making high power laser from the air to the ground, which can be installed on board the aircraft. This, when weighing 5 kg (11 lbs) under the weight per kilowatt, it must be the size of 3 cubic meters (105 cubic feet). According to the general maize, which, in addition to improving the production process is essential for the development of the second laser third-generation system based on the particular laser and optical materials.

The result is a laser and electric weighing 150 kW under full £ 2000 (907 kg). Atomic typical, says this is the world record of maximum output power of the laser for laser power, and even, in particular, has a low power consumption, high brightness laser diodes in the world, a built-in storage system, creating a thermal storage system required
White sand-proof, made HELLADS-based configuration on the ground, anti-rocket, artillery and mortar (CRAM), and a group against anti-aircraft and military objectives of the role of the anti-missile. The required quality beam system, laser power, efficiency, and if they are the size and weight, go for further development. ,, HELLADS, said Gen. Atomic during deployment is not the plane that it can also be installed patrol boats and armored fighting vehicles.

He said "HELLADS represents a new generation of tactical weapons system can provide an important tactical advantage for our fighters and will bring a revolution in the defense of sovereignty," Linden Blue, CEO of General Atomic (CEO). "This is a very mature in weapons contracting system, it is remarkable to see the high-energy laser technology to be used in field tests, that is, and will affect the defense capabilities of the United States pay more attention to testify."