According to CEO of Russia’s Almaz-Antei advanced arms makers
Dr Vladislav Menshikov, his company continues work, started
decades ago in the Soviet Union, to develop powerful airborne
lasers capable of shooting down hostile aircraft and incoming
missiles. Sources say a weapon of this kind can destroy targets
travelling at altitudes of up to 40 kilometers.
Chief Editor of the Natsionalnaya Oborona (National Defence)
journal Dr Igor Korothcenko is ‘moderately skeptical’:
“Laser weapons will catch on, but not before 30 to 40 years from
now. The problem is that developing them is exorbitantly costly.
In the near future, guided missiles will be doing the air defence
job. In the meantime, Russia has made considerable progress in
laser weapon development. Its work in this field is focused on
powerful airborne laser guns.”
Laser weapon R and D in the US is on hold, but is likely to be
reactivated, as the Americans build missile defence systems and
consider plans to take weapons to orbit. Russia is doing
everything in its power to avert a costly arms race in space.
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