A laser warning receiver is a type of
warning system
Warning system is any system of biological or technical nature deployed by an individual or group to inform of a future danger. Its purpose is to enable the deployer of the warning system to prepare for the danger and act accordingly to mitigat ...
used as a passive military defence. It detects, analyzes, and locates directions of
laser
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The word "laser" is an acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation". The fi ...
emissions
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laser guidance systems and
laser rangefinders. Then it alerts the crew and can start various countermeasures, like
smoke screen
A smoke screen is smoke released to mask the movement or location of military units such as infantry, tanks, aircraft, or ships.
Smoke screens are commonly deployed either by a canister (such as a grenade) or generated by a vehicle (such as ...
, aerosol screen (e.g.
Shtora
Shtora-1 (russian: Штора, "curtain") is an electro-optical active protection system or suite for tanks, designed to disrupt the laser designator and laser rangefinders of incoming anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs). The system is mounted on t ...
), active laser self-defence weapon with
laser dazzler
A dazzler is a non-lethal weapon which uses intense directed radiation to temporarily disorient its target with flash blindness. They can effectively deter further advances, regardless of language or cultural barriers, but can also be used for h ...
(LSDW, used on the Chinese
Type 99 main battle tank
), laser jammer, etc.
Detectors used in LWR are usually based on a semiconductor photodetector array, which is typically cryogenically or thermal-electric cooled. Sometimes avalanche photodiodes (APD), photoconductivity, photoelectromagnetic, or photodiffusion devices are used even without cooling. Some devices detect only the main beam of foreign lasers while others detect even scattered rays.
Produced by
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ASELSAN
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BAE Systems
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Thales Optronics
Thales Optronics is a optronics manufacturer and a division of the French defence corporation Thales Group. It is headquartered in Paris. The company has three main subsidiaries: Thales Optronique SA in France, Thales Optronics Limited in the Uni ...
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Elbit Systems
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Global Industrial Defence Solutions
Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS) is a Pakistani state-owned defence conglomerate, and the country's largest defence manufacturer, offering products for military applications. Customers include the Pakistan Armed Forces.
GIDS' produc ...
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PentaTec
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Hensoldt
Hensoldt AG ''(HENSOLDT)'' is a multinational corporation headquartered in Germany which focuses on sensor technologies for protection and surveillance missions in the defence, security and aerospace sectors. The main product areas are radar, op ...
Models
Some models used by US are listed:
[http://www.virtualacquisitionshowcase.com/document/1181/briefing]
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AN/AVR-2 and
AN/AVR2A
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AN/AAR-47
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AN/VVR-1
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AN/VVR-2
See also
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Radar warning receiver
Radar warning receiver (RWR) systems detect the radio emissions of radar systems. Their primary purpose is to issue a warning when a radar signal that might be a threat is detected, like a fighter aircraft's fire control radar. The warning can t ...
References
External links
ASELSAN LİAS for Airborne PlatformsASELSAN LİS for Naval PlatformsASELSAN TLUS for Ground Platforms(airborne)
(land laser warner)
Battlefield Laser Warning ReceiverHomebrew laser warning receiver
Warning systems
Military lasers
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