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Precision-guided small arms prototypes have been developed which use a laser designator to guide an electronically actuated bullet to a target. [8] Another system in development uses a laser range finder to trigger an explosive small arms shell in proximity to a target. As of 2009, the U.S. Army has plans to use such devices in the future.
In the mid-2010s, the next generation of laser pistols appeared, which were specially produced for modern pentathlon and laser run. [10] This resulted in different approaches to construction: On the one hand, there are still models with the structure of a match air pistol: a very thin barrel and a more voluminous container underneath which ...
Laser engraving metal plates are manufactured with a finely polished metal, coated with an enamel paint made to be "burned off". At levels of 10 to 30 watts, excellent engravings are made as the enamel is removed quite cleanly. Much laser engraving is sold as exposed brass or silver-coated steel lettering on a black or dark-enamelled background.
The United States National Research Council released a report in 2008 that endorsed the investigation of microstamping as an alternative to ballistic markings.It had concluded that a national database of ballistic markings is unworkable and that there is not enough scientific evidence that, "every gun leaves microscopic marks on bullets and cartridge cases that are unique to that weapon and ...
Silent Hunter (laser weapon) Chinese fiber-optic laser air-defense system. Described as being able to penetrate five 2 millimeter steel plates at a range of 800 meters and 5 millimeters of steel at 1,000 meters. Status unknown [61] [62] [63] Russian Sokol Eshelon: Experimental airborne laser weapon developed by Russia, mounted on the Beriev A-60.
The DARPA EXACTO program uses different methods from Sandia's guided round. It relies on remote-guidance tied to the optics, which may be more reliable than Sandia's laser guidance method of painting the target with a laser for their projectile to follow, which can be detected, diffused, or blocked. EXACTO models on existing .50 BMG ammunition ...
In 1965, the first production laser cutting machine was used to drill holes in diamond dies. This machine was made by the Western Electric Engineering Research Center. [3] In 1967, the British pioneered laser-assisted oxygen jet cutting for metals. [4] In the early 1970s, this technology was put into production to cut titanium for aerospace ...
The Outfit DEC or Laser Dazzle Sight (LDS) is a British ship-based laser. The veiling-glare laser utilizes ultraviolet light and is designed to dazzle by causing fluorescence in the lens of the human eye. There are other such laser weapon systems in development. [2] [23] [24] [25] PHaSR, a United States dazzler-style weapon