China is set to unveil what it says is 'the most powerful laser air defence system in the world' during a military ceremony on Tuesday.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) parade in Beijing is scheduled for September 3 to commemorate 80 years since the end of the second world war, The Telegraph reported.
World leaders including Vladimir Putin, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un and Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian are believed to be attending.
But western military leaders will be scrutinising the event from afar for clues to China's technological prowess.
Rehearsals for the event showed the new laser weapon mounted on an eight-wheeled truck and covered in a green tarpaulin.
