The laser beam destroys the drone body, propeller, engines, battery, etc.,” the company developing the rifle told Tass. It also acknowledged that Kyiv’s forces have employed similar laser weapons.

Russia is set to test the first prototype of a powerful laser weapon capable of neutralizing Ukrainian drones of the Lyuty ...

MOSCOW, June 13 (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it had conducted large-scale tests of new laser-based systems to defend against drones. A government statement described the new technology as ...

Russia’s Entry in Laser Weapons. Details are sparse on what Fly Drones’ laser platform might encompass, but it is far from the only anti-drone laser-based system Russia has touted.

A laser rifle that downs drones at a distance of 500 meters was displayed at the Pan-Russian conference on the protection of civilian facilities against unmanned aerial systems in St. Petersburg.

Laser-guided devices that help crews fire accurately have "mysteriously disappeared" from Russia's most advanced battle tank, the T-90M.

Ukraine is testing laser weapons for use against Russian targets, a Ukrainian commander said. Vadym Sukharevskyi told RFE/RL that laser weapons are now hitting targets at "certain altitude ...

Sam Bhambhani was charged in an indictment, opens new tab with working with a Russian citizen who resold laser equipment to the Russian government. It alleges they used falsified export documents ...

As with past innovations, the new technology served as a force multiplier, which led to efforts to counter the threat. Ergo, laser weapons counter to drone warfare. Before Russia launched its ...