美國海軍部署首款打擊無人機激光武器ODIN_風聞

美國海軍已成功在一艘軍艦上安裝了首款光學眩目攔截器海軍系統（ODIN）。在幹船塢作業期間，美國阿利·伯克級驅逐艦杜威號(DDG-105)裝備了獨立的激光系統，目的是讓無人機（UAS）上的傳感器無法正常工作。

用杜威號來整合新技術並不稀奇，這艘驅逐艦絕對稱得上是“未來武器”的明星試驗艦，曾經多次充當美軍測試前沿能力的平台，之前也臨時安裝過激光武器系統和HVP（高超音速炮彈）。早在2012年8月，杜威號就曾在其直升機起降甲板上安裝了SEQ-3激光炮用於測試，在EDD-964福斯特SDTS（自防禦測試艦）之後，成為了美國海軍第2艘搭載測試激光炮的水面艦艇，杜威號還在2018年的環太軍演中，首次在海上測試了HVP。

“ODIN”是一種低功率激光攔截系統，曾用名為LPM（低功率模塊），主要用於致盲來襲目標的光電和紅外傳感器，從而攔截無人機以及依賴光學/紅外製導的武器，此外還能在近距離上對抗某些艦載觀瞄系統（反輕型艦艇）。“奧丁”由美國海軍研究辦公室主導研發，目前尚未透露任何具體數據，對外公開稱這是滿足水面艦隊的需求而研發的一款反ISR（情報監視偵察）武器。

之前有報道稱，海軍研究團體正在追求海軍激光系統系列（NLFoS），該系統包括幾個部分，其中包括：固態激光技術成熟系統（SSL-TM），最終將成為150千瓦的激光武器在兩棲船上；高能激光和集成式眩目與監視（HELIOS），這是一種計劃中的60千瓦激光武器，將於2021年在阿利·伯克級驅逐艦上進行首次測試；海軍光學致盲幹擾器（ODIN）也將用於該型驅逐艦。

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy recently installed the first Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (ODIN), a laser weapon system that allows a ship to counter unmanned aerial systems. The first system was installed on the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), during her recently completed Dry-Docking Selected Restricted Availability.

ODIN’s development, testing and production was done by Navy subject matter experts at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division in support of Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems. Their work on the laser weapon system known as LaWS, positioned them to be designated as the design and production agent for ODIN.

During his recent visit on USS Dewey, Mr. James F. Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy for research development and acquisition (ASN (RDA)) was impressed with the rapid progress made by the team. Geurts stated, “This is a great example of our organic talent at the warfare centers all working together with ship’s company to deliver a system which will provide game-changing capability. Bravo Zulu to the entire ODIN team on being mission-focused and delivering lethal capability to the warfighter.”

Going from an approved idea to installation in two and a half years, ODIN’s install on Dewey will be the first operational employment of the stand-alone system that functions as a dazzler. The system allows the Navy to rapidly deploy an important, new capability to the Navy’s surface force in combating Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) threats.

UAS production and employment has increased significantly, and ODIN was developed to counter these threats.

“The Pacific Fleet Commander identified this urgent Counter-Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance need and the Chief of Naval Operations directed us to fill it as quickly as possible,” said Cmdr. David Wolfe, Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems Directed Energy office. “The NSWC Dahlgren Division team did an amazing job addressing challenges and keeping our accelerated schedule on track and moving forward to deliver this capability.”

Within the next couple of years, the ODIN program will have all units operational within the fleet providing a safer and more technically advanced capability to the US Navy. Lessons learned from ODIN’s installation on Dewey will inform installation on future vessels and further development and implementation of Surface Navy Laser Weapon Systems.