美国海军部署首款打击无人机激光武器ODIN

美国海军已成功在一艘军舰上安装了首款光学眩目拦截器海军系统（ODIN）。在干船坞作业期间，美国阿利·伯克级驱逐舰杜威号(DDG-105)装备了独立的激光系统，目的是让无人机（UAS）上的传感器无法正常工作。

用杜威号来整合新技术并不稀奇，这艘驱逐舰绝对称得上是“未来武器”的明星试验舰，曾经多次充当美军测试前沿能力的平台，之前也临时安装过激光武器系统和HVP（高超音速炮弹）。早在2012年8月，杜威号就曾在其直升机起降甲板上安装了SEQ-3激光炮用于测试，在EDD-964福斯特SDTS（自防御测试舰）之后，成为了美国海军第2艘搭载测试激光炮的水面舰艇，杜威号还在2018年的环太军演中，首次在海上测试了HVP。

“ODIN”是一种低功率激光拦截系统，曾用名为LPM（低功率模块），主要用于致盲来袭目标的光电和红外传感器，从而拦截无人机以及依赖光学/红外制导的武器，此外还能在近距离上对抗某些舰载观瞄系统（反轻型舰艇）。“奥丁”由美国海军研究办公室主导研发，目前尚未透露任何具体数据，对外公开称这是满足水面舰队的需求而研发的一款反ISR（情报监视侦察）武器。

之前有报道称，海军研究团体正在追求海军激光系统系列（NLFoS），该系统包括几个部分，其中包括：固态激光技术成熟系统（SSL-TM），最终将成为150千瓦的激光武器在两栖船上；高能激光和集成式眩目与监视（HELIOS），这是一种计划中的60千瓦激光武器，将于2021年在阿利·伯克级驱逐舰上进行首次测试；海军光学致盲干扰器（ODIN）也将用于该型驱逐舰。

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.