LY-1

The LY-1 (Chinese: 燎原-1; pinyin: liaoyuan-1; lit. 'prairie fire 1'^[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.^[2][3][4] As a shipborne weapon, the LY-1 could form a layered air defense system with missiles such as HQ-10 and HQ-16.^[5]

LY-1 at the 2025 China Victory Day Parade

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)