Laser weapons are now occupying a substantial space in defense plans across the globe by providing an economical and effective substitute for missile interceptors. China officially debuted the L Y-1, a massive ship-borne laser air defense system. As a type of laser weapon, the LY-1 can also effectively avoid the problem of time lag between the target lock-on of shipborne fire control radar and the actual firing of traditional air defense weapons. It also effectively avoids the problem of a large dispersion ratio of traditional shipborne close-in guns, The LY-1 can accomplish aiming equals locking on, firing equals hitting, with very high interception accuracy.
