Ukraine has a laser weapon Tryzub, capable of shooting down aircraft at altitudes exceeding 2 kilometers, stated Vadym Sukharevskyi, Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, according to Interfax-Ukraine .
"Ukraine is now the fifth country to have such laser technology.
Currently, we can down aircraft at over 2 km altitude using this laser," Sukharevskyi stated.
According to him, the Unmanned Systems Forces is currently on its way to scale up and enhance the laser system.
Sukharevskyi also highlighted progress in Ukraine's development of "mother drones" capable of carrying lightweight strike drones.
In February, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tasked the government and General Staff with establishing a separate Unmanned Systems Forces within Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Shortly before that, he said that Ukraine plans to increase the production of long-range drones. »