On behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Defence, INLEAP Photonics is leading a project study on the risk assessment of short-term emissions from laser-based technologies, including counter-drone systems. Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., BG ETEM and AGIMUS GmbH will assist INLEAP with the study.
The project examines the technical, organisational and legal requirements for the use of laser-based technologies on Bundeswehr-owned sites in Germany. It will also provide a basis for testing and potentially using such technologies in accordance with the Federal Immission Control Act.
INLEAP said that the aim is to “systematically analyse the probability of such events occurring and, on this basis, to develop a robust safety concept.”
The results of the study are to be transferred into a structured safety concept that defines the framework conditions for tests and future applications of laser-based technologies in accordance with applicable law.
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