Demonstration of a 3kW power laser effector system countermeasuring a microdrone

Ida Bellucci; Alessandro Perna; Pasquale Ferrara; Alberto lberto Cosentino; Simone Ciotti; Marco Galanti; Andrea Currò Dossi; Federica Auletta; Emanuele Biagioli; Marco Quercioli; Emanuele Guadagnoli; Nicola Santini

doi:10.1117/12.3004195

23 October 2023 Demonstration of a 3kW power laser effector system countermeasuring a microdrone

Ida Bellucci, Alessandro Perna, Pasquale Ferrara, Alberto lberto Cosentino, Simone Ciotti, Marco Galanti, Andrea Currò Dossi, Federica Auletta, Emanuele Biagioli, Marco Quercioli, Emanuele Guadagnoli, Nicola Santini

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Proceedings Volume 12738, Technologies for Optical Countermeasures XIX; 127380B (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3004195
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2023, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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The multi-sensor, high accuracy, 4 axes gyro-stabilised turret system (LEOSS-T) designed by LEONARDO SPA - Electronics Division for airborne surveillance applications has been transformed in a 3kW Power Laser Effector substituting one of the sensor with the Optical Head of a 3 kW single mode IPG Fiber Laser. Inside the LEONARDO LASER Facility, we demonstrated that the LEOSS Laser Effector system is able to: detect and track a micro drone; determine and maintain the aim point for the time necessary to obtain the desired effect on the target. Drone Dazzling and shooting-down have been tested. Demonstration setup and results are presented.

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Ida Bellucci, Alessandro Perna, Pasquale Ferrara, Alberto lberto Cosentino, Simone Ciotti, Marco Galanti, Andrea Currò Dossi, Federica Auletta, Emanuele Biagioli, Marco Quercioli, Emanuele Guadagnoli, and Nicola Santini "Demonstration of a 3kW power laser effector system countermeasuring a microdrone", Proc. SPIE 12738, Technologies for Optical Countermeasures XIX, 127380B (23 October 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3004195

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