>[Ukraine](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/ukraine) has been deploying a new Tryzub (“Trident” in Ukrainian) laser capable of shooting down an aircraft, according to Interfax-Ukraine. Colonel Vadym Sukharevsky, commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that the Tryzub laser can shoot down planes at an altitude just over 1.2 miles, and officials are currently working on improving the range.
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>As the word tryzub means “trident,” and a trident is part of the Ukrainian coat of arms, it is believed that the Tryzub laser was domestically produced.
>Little is known about the specifics regarding the type and characteristics of the Tryzub weapon, according to the outlet Militarnyi. However, in April of this year, it is reported that the U.K. planned to send the first samples of the DragonFire laser air defense system to Ukraine.
recursiveG on
If Ukraine has this imagine what the US and China have in their arsenal.
AE_WILLIAMS on
Clickbait image – THAT is a laser-game device added to a rifle for practicing tactics. The real laser is probably the size of a 55 gallon drum with a power source the size of a building.
WoolPhragmAlpha on
You’d think they’d try the zub laser before deployment
mocityspirit on
I want people to realize that Ukraine has simply been a testing ground for the US military industrial complex and was never about winning.
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>[Ukraine](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/ukraine) has been deploying a new Tryzub (“Trident” in Ukrainian) laser capable of shooting down an aircraft, according to Interfax-Ukraine. Colonel Vadym Sukharevsky, commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that the Tryzub laser can shoot down planes at an altitude just over 1.2 miles, and officials are currently working on improving the range.
Also from the article
>As the word tryzub means “trident,” and a trident is part of the Ukrainian coat of arms, it is believed that the Tryzub laser was domestically produced.
>Little is known about the specifics regarding the type and characteristics of the Tryzub weapon, according to the outlet Militarnyi. However, in April of this year, it is reported that the U.K. planned to send the first samples of the DragonFire laser air defense system to Ukraine.
If Ukraine has this imagine what the US and China have in their arsenal.
Clickbait image – THAT is a laser-game device added to a rifle for practicing tactics. The real laser is probably the size of a 55 gallon drum with a power source the size of a building.
You’d think they’d try the zub laser before deployment
I want people to realize that Ukraine has simply been a testing ground for the US military industrial complex and was never about winning.