Recently, a dispute arose between China and America in the spy balloon case. Now the Philippines has also accused China of using ‘military grade’ laser light. The Philippines says that China has tried to intercept its country’s ship using military-grade laser light. Earlier, the use of laser light has also been claimed in Russia Ukraine war.
In such a situation, the question arises that what is this whole matter after all? How are laser weapons and which countries in the world have laser weapons?
Now know what is the whole matter
On this Monday i.e. August 13, the Philippines accused the Chinese Coast Guards that China has used a laser light weapon on a Philippines Coast Guard boat in the disputed China Sea. Due to its use, the crew operating the ship was temporarily blinded.
However, China denied any dangerous laser weapon attack on the crew of the Philippines. China says that they did not use any dangerous laser to stop the ship. "Hand-held laser speed detector and hand-held Greenlight pointer" was used.
What are laser weapons like?
Along with the increasing technology in the world, the methods of war and weapons are also changing. Gradually, instead of conventional weapons, weapons of remote attack are being developed. In future war will be fought with high energy weapons.
China has developed a microwave machine relativity klinstron amplifier in March 2022 that can jam or destroy satellites in space. Apart from this, in the year 2017, the Russian media, referring to the laser weapon Jadira, had told that this weapon can kill a drone located 5 kilometers away within 5 seconds. Also can burn missiles to ashes.
In the year 2018, Russia has launched laser weapon ‘Peresvet’ had mentioned. This laser weapon can blind the satellites present at an altitude of 1500 km from the earth. Along with this it can blind the pilot of fighter jet.
How laser weapons are used
The laser weapon heats its target by sending a beam of infrared light and continues to heat it until it burns to ashes. However, if used in rain, fog or snow, this laser beam may deviate from its target.
Which countries have these weapons
India: In the year 2021, it was told by the Defense Research and Development Organization that laser weapon directional unrestricted ray gun array, i.e. DURGA-2, is being made in our country. This laser weapon can be used by all the three Army, Navy and Air Force. From the information that has come out regarding this weapon, it is known that Durga-2 will be a system based on laser technology. Its capacity will be 100 kilowatts and by its use any drone-like object can be destroyed in the air at a height of one and a half to two km through laser beam.
America: In the year 2014, the US Navy made laser weapon for the first time. It is called the ‘lodge’ Name given. This weapon was deployed on the USS Pence. Currently, Boeing and General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems are making America’s most powerful laser weapon, which will be 300 kilowatts. This weapon will be so dangerous that it will have the power to shoot down any drone, missile and fighter jet in the blink of an eye.
Israel: Israel is also included in those countries which have laser weapon. For the first time in April 2021, this country has launched the laser missile defense system ‘Iron Beam’ Tested successfully. Iron Beam has the ability to destroy drones, mortars, rockets and anti-tank missiles in the first attack itself. The most important thing about this weapon, which was told by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, is that it will cost only 267 rupees in one of its attacks.
China: China has also announced to equip its J-20 fighter jet with laser weapons this year. Apart from this, China is working on laser system. Their attack can destroy communication, surveillance and GPS satellites.
Philippines upset over China’s occupation of disputed sea land
Actually, China has claimed many land structures in the disputed areas of the South China Sea. This claim has raised the concern of many countries. China has been claiming all the waterways of the resource-rich South Sea as its own. This route is very important and busy route for international trade.
Trillions of dollars worth of goods pass through this route from every ship. The contenders for these routes also include Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan. Whereas, as far as China is concerned, in the year 2012, a United Nations-backed tribunal, while giving its verdict, said that there is no basis for China’s claims on this route.
But in the last few years, China has made artificial islands on the reef in that disputed part and is also building cantonments and airstrips along with them. The Philippines has repeatedly accused the Chinese coast guard and marine militia of attacking fishing boats and other vessels.
Philippines will not give up land
One dispute after another with different countries in China
Actually, a few days ago a Chinese balloon was seen in the sky of America, due to which a dispute has erupted between America and China. The US had shot down the balloon during a military action calling it a spy balloon, which has drawn a sharp response from China.
After this, US President Joe Biden said on Friday, February 17, that he ‘will not apologize’ for bringing down the alleged Chinese spy balloon. On the other hand, China is denying that they did not send any spy balloon.
After this incident, Japan also announced that it will analyze the unknown objects flying in the sky in the past. Japan suspects that China had released three spy balloons in its airspace since 2019.
