In 2007, during the Iraq War, Staff Sergeant Alberto Marcillo was jolted awake by incoming rocket fire. However, instead of the expected devastation, the new C-RAM Phalanx system intercepted the rockets mid-air, saving countless lives. This marked a turning point in defending against sudden, concealed attacks from mortars and rockets, forever changing US military strategy in hostile territories.
Next, the US Navy is pushing the boundaries of modern warfare with its cutting-edge laser weaponry. During a recent demonstration, the USS Portland used a high-energy laser to incinerate a fast-approaching target. The incident, captured via infrared footage, showed the boat disintegrating under the intense energy beam. These new laser systems could soon be the answer to the drone threats in conflict zones like Yemen.
Following this, the US Navy’s MK-48 torpedoes have proven to be devastatingly effective in multi-target engagements. During the 2018 Rim of the Pacific exercises, one of these powerful torpedoes tore a decommissioned warship in half. The demonstration of such raw power left allies in awe and adversaries on alert, showcasing the destructive potential of America’s evolving submarine arsenal.
Finally, in January 2022, multiple suicide drones targeted Ain Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. The base’s Centurion C-RAM system quickly neutralized the threat, shooting down the drones with pinpoint accuracy. The footage captured the Vulcan cannon and missile system in action, proving that the Centurion is a game-changer in the fight against the growing menace of drone warfare.
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Lasers are just not practical for the same sort of use case as the C-RAM– they require megawatts/MW of power and are rapidly diffused by atmospheric haze, smoke, and rain. Really cool idea, but only somewhat usable when you have an entire ship's electrical system to draw on.
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One life saved is worth any cost. Our ladies and men who serve deserve anything we can do to protect them.
Its so insane to watch! I love it!
I imagine these can easily be overwhelmed by drone swarms because they take a while to reload. Get a couple hundred drones and all the navy defense is gone…..except for actually manned guns 😬
I looked at the thumbnail and the firt thing that jumped out at me is ….Those are not american Sailor's…..and thats not CIWS…..IF we are talking about American firepower – your thumnail is misleading…….Should be american Sailors on an American system…….just saying
USAF been working on putting the ship lasers into the air. Way back before 9/11.
I think the simplest way is being forgotten here. Military weapons are being assumed, but there are very simple means. The improvised explosive device, or IED for short. It can be used to cause a great deal of damage with the simplest of means. So you don't need a mortar or rockets to cause damage.
Jesus. Reading people’s comments who think they have figured out the economics of excess energy capacity in a naval vessel vs the entire military industrial complex necessary to produce $1 million missiles…. Is just disheartening and pathetic. To say that you all are not experts would be a grotesque understatement. You’re ignorant peons. Why don’t you shut up not make comments about stuff you know literally nothing about.
So interesting..
No Phalanx in the 60s. We used Sea Sparrows and F4s as point defense.
In the navy down in the bottom deck you can feel the steel of the ship vibrate as the R2D2 shoots his wad.
Lolol if you don’t know, the haji and 0:01 did not make it to the end of that video clip.
Letting CCP military watch from abroad was probably Justin TRAITOR Trudeau WEF PUPPET I'm Canadian and really surprised that USA 🇺🇸 let him get away with it CCP gov military exercise in Canada without consequences
Even if the laser doesn’t have the range, it’ll be perfect for quick close range targeting making the destroyer practically invincible to long medium and close range with it’s variable weapon systems. Another tool in the tool box is always good to have.
attacks on or by?
The ship, used as a target for the torpedo exercise, was a Neuport Class, LST…
I served on one of them. We hauled the marines to the beach! She was decommissioned in 1993 as well.
The LST I served aboard, caught fire and sank in a Malaysian harbor, after she was purchased by Malaysia, from the US. As far as I know, she still sits at the bottom of that harbor.
I sometimes wonder, what would the soldiers of the 17 and 18 hundreds would say, if they could see all of what has become of the weapons of war we have today ??
Horrible narration
We had these on our ship. We called them R2-D2’s.
50 years from now, will we see military equipment with mirrored armor to counter these lasers?
If you’re below deck under that thing when it goes off and you don’t expect it ,it will cause a little poo to come out, damn thing scared the sh(t out of me literally.
100% the CRAM saved my life many many times.
Wardogs. But. Thir. Ower. Wardogs….. usa. Usa. Usa
So if we are so "high tech" and "cutting edge" how have a bunch of third worlders stopped trade through the red sea? Seems like propaganda
Cram is the best gun from the west.
The CRAM looks like a constant stream of bullets. And to think only every 5th round has a tracer. It really does create laser bullets.
Isn't it really nice of the Yemenese fools to help us in real life testing of new technologies? They never knew what hit them.
What most don't know is that those glowing rounds are every fifth bullet . Meaning there are four bullets being fired between every glowing bullet, and that is insane .
You speak about energy weapon hitting the boat when we can clearly see the bullets that missed the target hitting the water
AI generated video. Fake. Fake
NAVY CWIS ON AN OSHKOSH TRUCK
High energy weapons. Environmentally friendly. Except for the bodies left laying around.
Getting partially burned by that sounds like a living nightmare.
With that many rounds per minute the barrels must not last very long.
Serious question….How is it the US fields the most advanced fighter jets on the face of the earth but that same said aircraft has the shortest range weapons delivery system compared to its counterparts from different nations? Another thing… even our ground based delivery systems like HIMARS/ATACMS are in last place compared to other countries with like a third of the US’s military budget? I’m genuinely looking for help on this issue. THANKS!
lolol at 12:46 there is a target being hit by a LASER (do you all remember what that stands for?? Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) that looks like a Star Destroyer!!! lol WE INVENTED TURBO LASERS! LOLOL
this narrator is terrible… i had to slow the vid bc it's so hard to understand! I have hearing loss, but i have never had to slow a vid before! If it is human, please speak more slowly… if it is a program… why have you turned it to such a high rate???
We use to call the SWS as as R2DC. I won't follow up with the rest.
you seriously… need…. some breaks…. in the incessent… background music……
If bullshit was a weapon the US would be master of the universe
I like it
I cannot stand this guys voice