Designed by the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, the Area Defense Anti-Munitions—or ADAM system—utilizes a 10-kilowatt fiber laser in order to destroy targets up to 1.2 miles away, winning it an Inspiration Award. When we last heard of it, it had already destroyed eight small-caliber rocket targets in testing. Take a look:
The ADAM System was developed as a defense against short-range threats, unmanned aerial systems, or boats, and is designed to attach as both a manned system that waits for an external signal as well as standalone system.
According to Lockheed Strategic and Missile Defense Systems president Tony Bruno, the system should provide an affordable and easy solution to these close threats. It certainly seems so—back in May, the ADAM system’s high-energy laser easily destroyed a rocket similar to a Qassam rocket at 0.9 miles away.
Lockheed Martin’s prototype had a tracking system that could pursue targets in a range of three miles, even in chaotic environments such as a war zone. It can also be mounted on a trailer for ease of transportation.
We’ll have to see what Bruno and Lockheed Martin come up with next.
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