South Korea Unveils New Laser Combat Vehicle
The military said strong gusts damaged a fiber-optic cable and left Cheongwang intercepting only 1 of 4 target drones.
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South Korea unveils new laser combat vehicle
South Korea put its Cheongwang laser weapons on public display for its 78th Armed Forces Day on Oct. 1, showing two new prototypes for the first time, but a live demonstration of the system already in service ran into trouble before the laser burned two target drones out of the sky. The new hardware included […]
Drone crash mars weapon demonstration on Armed Forces Day
A target drone crashed during a live demonstration of Korea’s domestically developed laser air-defense weapon during the nation’s Armed Forces Day ceremony on Wednesday. The incident occurred during a military ceremony held on the runway at Gyeryongdae, the military headquarters complex in Gyeryong, South Chungcheong Province. President Lee Jae Myung, Defense Minister Kang Shin-cheol and National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong-sik were among the dig…
A drone-shooting demonstration by the Cheongwang laser anti-aircraft weapon, conducted during the 78th Armed Forces Day ceremony, was only a partial success due to the target drone's takeoff failure and deviation from its intended path. With repeated drone crashes at recent military events, calls are being raised to ensure the reliability of domestically produced drones and improve equipment stability.
Cheongwang Block 2 should accompany the ground and work directly in their area of operations.
South Korea presented for the first time two new prototypes of directed energy weapons of the Cheongwang family during the 78th Armed Forces Day celebrations, held on October 1 at the Gyeryongdae military complex.
On June 1st, at the official 78th anniversary "Armed Forces Day" event, the South Korean military demonstrated the "Cheonkwang" laser anti-aircraft weapon in a drone-shooting demonstration. However, two of the four target drones failed to fly properly, resulting in only two being shot down. The remaining two drones either crashed during takeoff or strayed from their planned flight range, failing to be shot down. Amid a series of drone crashes at…
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