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| Indian Army to induct laser weapons |
| They could be used against militants operating in the hinterland of Kashmir and against those infiltrating into the state across the Line of Control
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| INDIA
, 17-August-2007
3:56:46 AM |
| Soldiers engaged in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast will soon have a new weapon to help them take on militants -- portable non-lethal laser dazzlers that can stun and blind their opponents.
''Two versions of the portable non-lethal dazzlers (PNLD), including a hand-held laser dazzler, are set to be inducted into the Indian armed forces for use incounter-insurgency operations. This will make the 21st century soldier a technology-driven jawan,'' a top defence source said.
The laser dazzlers, which can be mounted on existing weapons used by the soldiers, were tested in Kashmir in October last year and will be inducted into the army possibly by next year, sources said.
They could be used against militants operating in the hinterland of Kashmir and against those infiltrating into the state across the Line of Control (LoC).
The Defence Research and Development Organisation's Laser Science and Technology Centre (LASTEC) in Delhi has developed two variants of the PNLD suitable for counter-insurgency operations.
The hand-held and weapon-mounted versions of the PNLD have a maximum range of 50 meters and 500 meters respectively, the sources said.
Both variants are completely non-lethal directed-energy weapons employing intense visible light and produce randomly a flickering green laser output that is sufficient to cause temporary blindness or disorientation.
The dazzlers also have an in-built safety interlock to prevent misuse and the weapons do not cause permanent blindness.
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