“The Sunray laser system effectively destroys drones, is cheaper than analogues and has already been successfully tested.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Illustrative photo: Getty Images Source: The Atlantic
Details: According to journalist Simon Schuster, who was present at the tests, the Sunray system visually resembles an amateur telescope with cameras and can be installed on the roof of an ordinary pickup truck. The weapon works silently and does not emit visible light. During the demonstration, the laser set the drone on fire in a matter of seconds, after which it fell to the ground.
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The developers claim to have created the system in about two years, spending several million dollars. The expected cost of one installation will be several hundred thousand dollars. By comparison, the Helios laser system, developed by Lockheed Martin for the US Navy, was being built under a $150 million contract.
The name of the developer company is not disclosed in the material for security reasons.
In an interview, the Deputy Commander of the Air Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Pavlo Yelizarov, emphasized the need to save on expensive Western missiles, which often have to be spent on cheap drones. He compared the use of Western missiles against Russian UAVs to “carrying potatoes in a Bentley.”
Yelizarov’s direct speech: “A lot of American companies are driven by money. It’s a job for them. They do it and get paid. We have another component: the need to survive. That’s why we move faster.”