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japan's nikkei asia website reported on the 25th that a us destroyer equipped with the latest laser weapons departed from san diego, the united states, to yokosuka, japan on the 22nd. just a few days ago, the us navy released a new version of the 2024 combat guidance plan, claiming that the focus is to prepare for confrontation with china by 2027. experts interviewed by the global times reporter said that the us's military threats against china are intensifying, and china is ready for this.

nikkei asia said that among the 73 arleigh burke-class destroyers of the us navy, the uss preble is the only ship equipped with high-energy laser weapons and an integrated optical dazzler and surveillance system (helios), which can be used to shoot down drones and missiles. u.s. navy chief of operations lisa franchetti released a new version of the 2024 combat guidance plan a few days ago, striving to be ready to confront china by 2027, including how to use robots and unmanned equipment to help the u.s. navy achieve this goal. nikkei asia claimed that ship-borne lasers or directed energy weapons are expected to play a "key role" in future u.s. wars, especially against drone swarms and anti-ship missiles.

a u.s. congressional research service report updated in august said that ship-based lasers can draw energy from the ship's electrical supply and can be fired repeatedly and indefinitely, with each firing estimated to cost less than $10, most of which is the cost of fuel to generate electricity. the report also said that this is a low-cost way to eliminate drone and missile threats when fighting a country like china that not only has a large number of drones and anti-ship missiles, but also "has the ability to build or acquire more drones and missiles."

however, japanese media said that adam smith, a democratic congressman from washington state and a member of the house armed services committee, had reservations about this, saying that this type of laser with direct energy may not work. he also said that the weapon's range is insufficient.

nikkei asia reported that the uss preble will join 12 other ships, including the aircraft carrier uss george washington, and is scheduled to arrive in yokosuka, japan in mid-november. the uss preble will replace the destroyer uss benfold.

lyu chao, dean of the institute of american and east asian studies at liaoning university, said in an interview with the global times on the 25th that the united states is increasingly threatening china militarily by treating it as an enemy. various signs indicate that the united states is gradually implementing its so-called "new indo-pacific strategy" in the asia-pacific region in an attempt to further suppress china, and japan is the first "vanguard" it has gathered. "i believe that china is also on high alert and will take corresponding measures against any provocative behavior," lyu chao said.