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Russia's Futuristic Firepower: Watch New Combat Laser Melt Through Steel Armor in Stunning Demo
Russia's Futuristic Firepower: Watch New Combat Laser Melt Through Steel Armor in Stunning Demo
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Russia has been a leader in the development of experimental laser weapon systems going back to the Cold War, with more than half a dozen ground, air, sea and space-based systems created, and several fielded, including the Peresvet ultra-long range anti-satellite installation.
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Russia’s new ‘Posokh’ (lit. ‘Staff’) combat laser has completed its latest test, melting through 10mm-thick steel armor from a distance of 100m.The test follows earlier trials of the destruction of a drone’s engine at a 500m range in one second flat.Once honed into a working combat system, the laser weapon will make even the heaviest, protected Ukrainian and NATO drones vulnerable to the new UAV defense platform.What Are the Posokh’s Characteristics?Power output: estimated at 50-100 kWRange: Up to 7 km against optical systems, or 1 km vs armored targets (all laser weapons’ intensity drops over distance due to atmospheric scattering)Targeting: electro-optical guidance, possible incorporation of AI-assisted trackingCooling: Likely liquid-cooled. Developers say it can destroy several dozen targets on a single chargeAccessibility: Potentially mountable on armored vehicles as a custom anti-drone laser gun installationThe Posokh’s developers, a company called LaserBuzz, promise prototype testing in late August against targets simulating Ukrainian-long-range Lyuty drones, including their shootdown at ranges up to 1.5 km. Use in combat could start by the end of the year.
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Russia's Futuristic Firepower: Watch New Combat Laser Melt Through Steel Armor in Stunning Demo
Russia has been a leader in the development of experimental laser weapon systems going back to the Cold War, with more than half a dozen ground, air, sea and space-based systems created, and several fielded, including the Peresvet ultra-long range anti-satellite installation.
Russia’s new ‘Posokh’ (lit. ‘Staff’) combat laser has completed its latest test, melting through 10mm-thick steel armor from a distance of 100m.
The test follows earlier trials of the destruction of a drone’s engine at a 500m range in one second flat.
Once honed into a working combat system, the laser weapon will make even the heaviest, protected Ukrainian and NATO drones vulnerable to the new UAV defense platform.
What Are the Posokh’s Characteristics?
Power output: estimated at 50-100 kW
Range: Up to 7 km against optical systems, or 1 km vs armored targets (all laser weapons’ intensity drops over distance due to atmospheric scattering)
Targeting: electro-optical guidance, possible incorporation of AI-assisted tracking
Cooling: Likely liquid-cooled. Developers say it can destroy several dozen targets on a single charge
Accessibility: Potentially mountable on armored vehicles as a custom anti-drone laser gun installation
The Posokh’s developers, a company called LaserBuzz, promise prototype testing in late August against targets simulating Ukrainian-long-range Lyuty drones, including their shootdown at ranges up to 1.5 km. Use in combat could start by the end of the year.
