Russia 'now has lasers that can zap enemy satellites in SPACE'
RUSSIA has created a plane-mounted laser capable of blasting enemy satellites out of space, it has been claimed. An anonymous source told Russian news agency Interfax that Vladimir Putin's military engineers have "completed" the terrifying Star Wars-style weapon. The source reportedly said weapons manufacturer Almaz-Antey has "completed work on the anti-satellite complex".
From article, (Russia has developed a plane-mounted laser which can destroy enemy satellites in space.
The source reportedly said weapons manufacturer Almaz-Antey has “completed work on the anti-satellite complex”.
Last year, Almaz-Antey designer Pavel Sozinov confirmed that the firm had been tasked with developing weaponry which could interfere or achieve “direct functional destruction” of satellites, reports Defence One.
The new spacecraft-destroying laser will be fitted to a new unnamed plane which will reportedly feature “ground and radar elements”.
Russia developing lasers and anti-satellite technology is nothing new.
During the Soviet era, the communist superpower fitted a gas laser known as Beriev A-60, on to a modified Ilyushin Il-76MD cargo plane.
In the 1980s, the Soviets also attempted to modify the MiG-31D to enable the fighter jet to fire missiles at the US satellites.
This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin deployed a fearsome stealth jet capable of blasting enemy aircraft out of the sky "under a cloak of invisibility".
The Russian leader sent the Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet to Syria to test it in real-life conditions and show off the country's air power, according to media reports.
Intended as the Russian answer to the US military's Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, this fifth-generation stealth fighter is designed to overwhelm both air and ground targets while eluding radar, reports news.com.au.
Meanwhile, US air force chief General David Goldfein has claimed a Star Wars-style space war is set to kick off within a few years - urging US President Donald Trump to do everything possible to “dominate” space.)
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