Development Moves Ahead To Mount Laser On Il-76
August 20 2010
Russia is developing an airborne laser as a way to defeat enemy technical intelligence-gathering methods, reports Interfax-AVN.
Mounted on an Il-76 cargo aircraft, the system fires laser energy at remote sites to suppress optical and electronic instruments in the infrared range, according to a defense industry source.
The laser can defeat space, air and ground intelligence-gathering systems, the source said.
Development has been ongoing for decades, but was suspended during...
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