反艦導彈一經問世便成為了艦艇自衛所面臨的最大威脅。下一代典型的反艦巡航導彈将能以數倍音速、以高於海面僅幾米的掠海方式飛行,而且能在末端交戰時進行規避機動、現有的艦載防空系統已難以奏效,而高能激光武器將有可能發揮獨特作用、成為解决這種威脅的可行手段。由導彈、激光武器和火炮組成的一種全新的三位一體綜合防空體系將是未來發展的必然趨势。美海軍高能激光計劃始於1971年,目標是製造艦船自衛用的、對付反艦巡航導彈的艦載高能激光武器。七十年代中期研製出了40萬瓦的氟化氘化學激光 Anti-ship missiles once they became the largest threat to the self-defense of ships. The next generation of typical anti-ship cruise missiles will be able to fly several times faster than sea-level just a few meters swept the sea, but also to avoid the maneuver at the end of the war, the existing carrier-based air defense system has been ineffective, and high-energy laser weapons It will be possible to play a unique role as a viable solution to this threat. A new integrated trinity air defense system composed of missiles, laser weapons and artillery will be the inevitable trend of future development. The U.S. Navy’s High-Energy Laser Program began in 1971 with the goal of creating a carrier-based high-energy laser weapon to combat ship-to-ship cruise missiles. The mid-seventies developed 400,000 watts of deuterium fluoride chemical laser