Counter UAS Lasers In Focus In Japan

MHI 20-kW laser prototype.

Credit: Chen Chuanren
TOKYO–Two Japanese defense primes—Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI)—have rolled out their versions of counter-UAS (uncrewed aircraft systems) technology to fulfill the country’s requirements for non-kinetic weapons. KHI began research and development of its high...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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