AVIC graphic surfaces depicting a high-energy laser on J-36 - Warsight
- Chinese company AVIC has displayed a graphic showing a high-energy laser weapon mounted on a J-36 aircraft.
- This suggests China may be betting on directed energy weapons as a defence against air-to-air missiles.
- However, a deeper look at the practicalities of such weapons in an air warfare context reveals that the picture is more complicated than it may first appear.
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- Chinese company AVIC has displayed a graphic showing a high-energy laser weapon mounted on a J-36 aircraft.
- This suggests China may be betting on directed energy weapons as a defence against air-to-air missiles.
- However, a deeper look at the practicalities of such weapons in an air warfare context reveals that the picture is more complicated than it may first appear.
Sources: Warsight