MOSCOW, July 28. /TASS/. Anti-drone laser systems are proving highly effective and have the potential to change approaches across Russia's entire defense industry, a spokesman for the Svarog Research and Production Center told TASS.
"Such products have the potential to change the approach across the entire military industry. A vivid example is the Knyaz Vandal fiber-optic drones, which have demonstrated high effectiveness compared to radio-controlled drones. Following these demonstrated results, coupled with the calculated economic impact, this area has rapidly expanded. The same situation exists in the field of countering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) using laser weapons. There are already clear examples of their effectiveness, the economic feasibility has been calculated, and I believe informed decisions will be made regarding the development of these technologies, as well as other technologies in the field of countering drones," the company stated.
It noted rationality of using laser weapons against UAVs. "Over the past few years, approaches to the economics of war have changed. For example, while at the beginning of the special military operation, FPV drones were not taken seriously as weapons, today this product, which costs tens of thousands of rubles, is capable of destroying tanks worth several million dollars. We have seen in practice that inexpensive weapons can effectively destroy expensive equipment," the company said.
