Video | Upgrade Again! The "Ten Thousand Ton Destroyer" Lhasa Ship Establishes Comprehensive Anti-Drone Combat Deployment
New equipment such as drone swarms pose a severe challenge to the battlefield survivability of surface combat vessels. Recently, the "10,000-ton destroyer" Navy Lhasa ship conducted a new type of anti-drone exercise, prompting an iterative upgrade of its new combat capabilities.
Navy Lhasa Ship, Ruan Hongbin: Our challenge is how to conduct anti-drone operations. Our annual key research topic has also focused on this area. We continuously optimize and update our plans, from scheme formulation and deployment adjustments to equipment upgrades, and iteratively improve through "research, testing, training, and verification," creating our own anti-drone combat system.
Military Expert, Cao Weidong: In modern warfare, we can see that drones, unmanned surface vessels, and unmanned underwater vehicles are widely used on various battlefields. Currently, unmanned equipment is relatively smaller than manned equipment. In situations where they are very stealthy but pose a significant threat, this becomes a dilemma; the cost of intercepting these drones with missiles is too high, akin to "using anti-aircraft guns to shoot mosquitoes." Therefore, in anti-drone operations, we mainly use rapid-fire cannons or some light weapons to attack them. In the future, we will extensively employ laser weapons, directed energy weapons, and electronic warfare interference to deal with these unmanned surface vessels, drones, and unmanned underwater vehicles, which can better protect our own safety.
(Source: China Central Television Defense Military Channel "Forging Sword" program)
The Lhasa ship of the Chinese Navy conducted a new anti-drone exercise to enhance its combat capabilities against drone swarms. This exercise focused on developing a comprehensive anti-drone warfare system, utilizing rapid-fire guns and light weapons. Experts noted the increasing use of unmanned systems in modern warfare and the need for effective countermeasures, including future integration of laser and electronic warfare technologies.
- The Lhasa ship is enhancing its anti-drone capabilities.
- The exercise focused on countering drone swarms and unmanned systems.
- Experts suggest using rapid-fire guns and light weapons for anti-drone operations.
- Future plans include the use of laser and directed energy weapons.
- The exercise is part of a broader effort to improve naval combat readiness.