Ukraine unveils Tryzub: Laser weapon capable of downing drones from 5 km
Photo: Tryzub laser system shown for the first time in public (video screenshot)
The Tryzub laser weapon was presented in Ukraine for the first time. The system is capable of destroying drones and aircraft at a distance of up to 5000 meters, according to the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Vadym Sukharevskyi.
The video was released during the conference “European Defense Industry: Prospects for Cooperation with the Ukrainian Defense Industry”.
It is stated that the Ukrainian laser can destroy:
- attack drones, bombs, cruise and ballistic missiles at a distance of up to 3000 meters
- helicopters, airplanes and reconnaissance drones at a distance of up to 5000 meters.
In addition, as it turned out, the laser can be used to blind drones, cruise missiles, helicopters, and airplanes at a distance of up to 10,000 meters.
During the tests, the laser was also demonstrated on a ground target and used to blind the camera of a fiber-optic FPV drone.
Judging by the video, although the laser system is equipped with an optoelectronic station, the targeting is done manually with a joystick, not automatically. However, it seems that the complex is still at the stage of a functional prototype, so this feature is likely to be added later.
Last December, Sukharevsky said that Ukraine has a laser weapon called Tryzub. At the time, he emphasized that it could shoot down aircraft at a distance of more than 2 kilometers.
Later, the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced that they had tested a new laser weapon. It was noteworthy that this unit can melt metal.
