TASS; May 18, 11:32; Updated 11:36
Borisov: laser weapons that hit targets at a distance of 5 km began to enter the troops
MOSCOW, May 18. /TASS/. Laser weapons, hitting targets at a distance of 5 km, began to enter the troops. Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov announced this on Wednesday on Channel One.
"If Peresvet blinds, then the new generation of laser weapons already leads to physical damage to the object, that is, to thermal damage, burns it so that we do not spend expensive missiles, such as Pantsir and Tor. Now these systems are on the way , which at a distance of up to 5 km can absolutely freely shoot down various classes of drones. They are already starting to enter [the army], the first samples are already being used," he said.
https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/14656563
Borisov: laser weapons that hit targets at a distance of 5 km began to enter the troops
MOSCOW, May 18. /TASS/. Laser weapons, hitting targets at a distance of 5 km, began to enter the troops. Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov announced this on Wednesday on Channel One.
"If Peresvet blinds, then the new generation of laser weapons already leads to physical damage to the object, that is, to thermal damage, burns it so that we do not spend expensive missiles, such as Pantsir and Tor. Now these systems are on the way , which at a distance of up to 5 km can absolutely freely shoot down various classes of drones. They are already starting to enter [the army], the first samples are already being used," he said.
https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/14656563