Abstract:Current research on laser weapon systems predominantly focuses on land- and sea-based platforms, primarily investigating laser transmission characteristics and damage effects. However, there remains insufficient exploration of critical factors influencing laser irradiance at the target, particularly regarding battlefield atmospheric conditions and operational altitude variations, with notably limited in-depth analysis of airborne laser beam propagation through aerial combat environments. To address these research gaps, this study establishes an atmospheric transmission model for high-altitude airborne laser weapons that systematically incorporates multiple influencing factors including atmospheric turbulence, attenuation, diffraction, scattering effects, and aircraft platform jitter. Through comprehensive numerical simulations, we calculate the target spot size and power density distribution of airborne laser irradiation, while quantitatively analyzing the correlation between various operational parameters and resultant beam characteristics. This investigation not only provides theoretical foundations for optimizing performance parameters of airborne laser weapon systems, but also establishes critical groundwork for subsequent operational analyses in aerial engagement scenarios.