{"id":32021,"date":"2025-04-14T04:28:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T22:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=32021"},"modified":"2025-04-16T18:35:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T13:05:39","slug":"mk-iia-laser-directed-energy-weapon-dew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mk-iia-laser-directed-energy-weapon-dew\/","title":{"rendered":"Mk-II(A) Laser- Directed Energy Weapon (DEW)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mk-II(A) Laser- Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>India recently conducted a successful trial of the Mk-II(A) Laser- Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) that can disable fixed-wing and swarm drones, becoming one of the only four nations to have developed the technology.<\/p>\n<h2>About Mk-II(A) Laser- Directed Energy Weapon (DEW)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>30-kilowatt laser-based weapon<\/strong> system designed to <strong>take down helicopters, swarm drones, and radars.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Defence Research and Development Organisation\u2019s <strong>(DRDO) Centre for High Energy Systems and Sciences (CHESS), Hyderabad, developed<\/strong> the system along with several academic institutions and Indian industries.<\/li>\n<li>It is one of the most <strong>potent counter-drone systems<\/strong> in the world due to its <strong>lightning speed <\/strong>of engagement, <strong>precision, <\/strong>and <strong>lethal action<\/strong> within a few seconds.<\/li>\n<li>The laser system<strong> engages fixed-wing drones from a long range<\/strong> and <strong>can thwart multiple drone attacks <\/strong>at a time, destroying surveillance sensors and antennae.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Once a target is identified by a radar or by its inbuilt Electro Optic (EO) system<\/strong>, it <strong>uses <\/strong>an intense beam of powerful light (<strong>laser beam) to cut through the target<\/strong>, <strong>causing structural failures<\/strong> or even more lethal damage.<\/li>\n<li>The development of this laser weapon can <strong>lower the risk of collateral damage<\/strong> and <strong>reduce reliance on expensive ammunition<\/strong> during conflict.<\/li>\n<li>With this, <strong>India has joined<\/strong> a <strong>list of selected countries, such as the US, China, and Russia,<\/strong> with such capabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Mk-II(A) Laser- Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1<\/strong>. What is the primary benefit of using a laser weapon like the Mk-II(A) during conflict?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Reduced reliance on expensive ammunition and lower collateral damage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2<\/strong>. How does the Mk-II(A) DEW neutralize its target?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. By cutting through the target with a powerful laser beam<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3<\/strong>. The Mk-II(A) DEW is primarily designed to counter which of the following threats?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Helicopters, swarm drones, and radars<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/india-joins-us-china-russia-as-only-nation-to-have-star-wars-laser-weapon-101744547925596.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HT<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mk-II(A) Laser- Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) is a 30-kilowatt laser-based weapon system designed to take down helicopters, swarm drones, and radars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":32022,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-32021","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}