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2026年6月30日，Esh-Tech完成Kinetica Ventures领投的1800万美元融资，用于扩产DroneLight激光反无系统。DroneLight采用脉冲激光技术，功率约4千瓦，1至2秒即可摧毁无人机，2026年欧洲防务展首次公开亮相
Esh-Tech raised $18 million in a funding round led by Kinetica Ventures, announced June 30, 2026, to scale production of its DroneLight counter-drone laser system.DroneLight uses pulsed-laser technology to neutralize drones in one to two seconds using approximately 4 kilowatts of power, debuted publicly at Eurosatory 2026.
研发脉冲激光反无系统DroneLight的以色列激光防务企业Esh-Tech，2026年6月30日宣布完成Kinetica Ventures领投的1800万美元融资。该系统核心技术路径与传统激光武器截然不同：无需持续光束灼烧目标10至15秒，而是发射快速脉冲在无人机结构上钻蚀实体孔洞，1至2秒即可命中核心组件。
Esh-Tech, the Israeli laser defense company behind the pulsed-laser counter-drone system DroneLight, raised $18 million in a funding round led by Kinetica Ventures, the company announced June 30, 2026. The system’s central claim was a radical departure from how laser weapons have traditionally worked: instead of burning a target with a sustained beam for ten to fifteen seconds, the system fires rapid pulses that drill physical holes into a drone’s structure, reaching critical components in one to two seconds.
本轮资金用于下一阶段建设：在以色列搭建量产线、完成剩余研发、扩招人员、拓展国际销售与交付，满足企业所称持续增长的客户需求。
This new funding round will finance the next phase, building an actual production line in Israel, completing remaining development work, hiring additional staff, and expanding sales and delivery operations internationally to meet what the company describes as growing customer demand.
这笔投资落地前，DroneLight已于2026年6月巴黎欧洲防务展正式发布。展会上Esh-Tech展示搭载于德国FFG装甲车辆的系统构型，详解其区别于竞品的技术路线。多数定向能反无系统采用连续波激光，单点加热目标直至热能累积引发结构失效，通常需15秒以上持续照射，且功耗极高，多为20千瓦以上。
The investment follows DroneLight’s formal launch at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris in June, where Esh-Tech displayed the system mounted on a German FFG armored vehicle and detailed the technical approach that distinguishes it from competing laser weapons. Most directed-energy counter-drone systems use continuous-wave lasers, which heat a single point on the target until enough thermal energy accumulates to cause structural failure, a process that typically requires more than fifteen seconds of sustained exposure and significant electrical power, often 20 kilowatts or more.
这种脉冲方案使DroneLight输入功率仅约4千瓦，远低于同类激光武器，可直接从标准战术车辆电网取电，无需专用发电机。系统光学头重约450千克，配套350千克支持模块安装于车内。Esh-Tech已演示FFG履带装甲车载构型，定位为机动车载集成能力，而非依赖固定基础设施的静态部署。系统防御半径约1千米，360度全向覆盖，支持单人操作，配自动跟踪系统同步脉冲激光模块，对移动目标保持稳定毁伤效能。
That pulsed approach allows DroneLight to operate on approximately 4 kilowatts of input power, a fraction of what comparable laser weapons require and low enough that the system can draw power directly from a standard tactical vehicle’s electrical system without dedicated generators. The system’s optical head weighs approximately 450 kg (992 lb), with a separate 350 kg (772 lb) support module that installs inside the vehicle, and Esh-Tech has demonstrated the configuration mounted on an FFG armored tracked vehicle, positioning DroneLight as a mobile, vehicle-integrated capability rather than a fixed installation requiring permanent infrastructure. The system covers a defensive radius of approximately 1 km (0.6 miles) with 360-degree engagement coverage and is designed for single-operator control, with an automatic tracking system that synchronizes its pulsed laser modules to maintain consistent performance against moving targets.
Esh-Tech标称的交战速率，最易吸引面临无人机蜂群问题的军方买家——蜂群已成为现代陆战核心威胁。系统工作频率5赫兹，单目标击杀时间1至2秒，每分钟最多可摧毁30架无人机。据称针对20余架无人机的测试显示，在关键内部区域制造多处穿孔可实现近乎百分百杀伤概率；系统瞄准识别出的薄弱点，定位弱点后集中追加输出。
The engagement rate Esh-Tech advertises is the figure most likely to draw attention from military buyers facing the drone swarm problem that has come to dominate modern ground combat. Operating at 5 Hz with a one-to-two-second kill time per target, DroneLight can neutralize up to 30 drones per minute, Testing conducted on more than 20 drones reportedly showed that creating multiple perforations in vital internal areas produces a near-certain kill probability, with the system directing its pulses at identified vulnerable points and concentrating additional fire once a weak spot is located.
融资落地之际，Esh-Tech称已获得全球大额订单，完成真实环境作战测试；企业公开表述未披露具体客户名称与订单数量。DroneLight的核心经济优势在于硬杀伤激光能力成本仅为传统连续波系统的约25%。这一指标将决定该技术是在盟军广泛普及，还是停留在小众方案。
The funding round arrives as Esh-Tech says it has already secured significant orders from customers worldwide and successfully completed operational testing under real-world conditions, claims the company has made publicly without disclosing specific customer names or order quantities. The company is also cooperating with Israel’s Ministry of Defense Directorate of Defence Research and Development, known as MAFAT, on potential integration into Israel’s own defense requirements, a market where the urgency of counter-drone capability has been demonstrated repeatedly across multiple active fronts. DroneLight’s central economic argument, that it can deliver hard-kill laser capability at roughly 25 percent the cost of conventional continuous-wave systems, is the claim that will determine whether the technology spreads broadly across allied militaries or remains a niche solution.
