{"id":1059,"date":"2026-01-03T08:48:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T06:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedefencenews.com\/?p=1059"},"modified":"2025-12-23T13:13:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T11:13:34","slug":"french-soframe-unveils-drone-armed-with-laser-turret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedefencenews.com\/?p=1059","title":{"rendered":"French Soframe unveils drone armed with laser turret"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>French defense company SOFRAME has showcased its latest tactical innovation: a drone equipped with a laser turret designed to counter small aerial threats.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The featured system, named HE441, is a multi-mission 4\u00d74 lightweight all-terrain vehicle equipped with an open cab, specifically developed to enhance operational flexibility.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div>The vehicle has been fitted with the HELMA-P laser turret developed by CILAS, an anti-drone laser system capable of either neutralizing drones at a range of up to 1 kilometer by burning through them or dazzling them at distances up to 3 kilometers.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The HELMA-P system was in development from 2017 to 2019. It features a two-axis turret, equipped with a sophisticated array of optical sensors and a laser capable of generating 2 kilowatts of power. This setup allows the system to engage aerial threats effectively, making it an effective countermeasure against the increasing use of small drones on the battlefield.<\/p>\n<p>The turret can be operated by a single operator using a human-machine interface, allowing for precise control over the laser\u2019s targeting and engagement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French defense company SOFRAME has showcased its latest tactical innovation: a drone equipped with a laser turret designed to counter small aerial threats. The featured system, named HE441, is a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,28],"tags":[266,267],"class_list":["post-1059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-army","category-military-tech","tag-drone","tag-laser-turret"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thedefencenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/drone-armed-with-laser-turret.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedefencenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedefencenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedefencenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedefencenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedefencenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1059"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thedefencenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2067,"href":"https:\/\/thedefencenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1059\/revisions\/2067"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedefencenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedefencenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedefencenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedefencenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}