LY-1

LY-1 at the 2025 China Victory Day Parade

The LY-1 is a Chinese shipborne or ground-based high-energy laser weapon designed to intercept drones, cruise missiles, helicopters, and fixed-wing aircraft. The laser weapon system was unveiled at the 2025 China Victory Day Parade. A very similar system was tested on a Type 071 amphibious transport dock of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in 2024, with the earliest report of such a system under development in 2019. ^{[1] [2] [3]} As a shipborne weapon, the LY-1 could form a layered air defense system with missiles such as HQ-10 and HQ-16. ^[4]

See also

• OW5
• High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance
• DragonFire (weapon)
• AN/SEQ-3 Laser Weapon System
• Iron Beam
• Silent Hunter (laser weapon)

References

1. AFP (3 September 2025). "Beijing shows off drones, missiles and lasers in military parade". France 24.
2. Trevithick, Joseph (3 September 2025). "China's Imposing LY-1 High-Power Laser Weapon Unveiled At Huge Military Parade". The War Zone.
3. Barnes, Joe (3 September 2025). "Six weapons China really wants you to see". The Telegraph.
4. Kajal, Kapil (3 September 2025). "From nuclear triad to hypersonics: What China unveiled in largest military parade ever". Interesting Engineering.