1996年2月9日，美国陆军在白沙导弹靶场用高能激光成功地击落了两枚俄制近程火箭。这次试验是美国与以色列联合实施的鹦鹉螺计划的一部分。鹦鹉螺计划是通向战术激光武器的第一步，旨在评估激光作为战术防空武器对付火箭弹、迫击炮和无人驾驶飞行器的可行性。如果试验获得成功 On February 9, 1996, the U.S. Army successfully shot down two Russian-made short-range rockets at the White Sands Missile Range using high-energy lasers. The trial is part of the Nautilus project that the United States and Israel jointly implemented. The Nautilus program is the first step towards tactical laser weapons aimed at assessing the feasibility of lasers as tactical anti-aircraft weapons against rockets, mortars and unmanned aerial vehicles. If the test is successful