<![CDATA[Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones]]>This post did not contain any content.]]>https://citiverse.it/topic/94424046-1287-40e9-8d7b-718e34ae823d/russia-shows-off-new-laser-weapon-against-dronesRSS for NodeSun, 06 Sep 2026 12:33:10 GMTMon, 31 Aug 2026 18:42:29 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:21:31 GMT]]>Hmmm... well if you don't even understand the concept of facts, I suppose have a great day my man.

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27609496https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27609496Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:21:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:03:47 GMT]]>Hmm... Well, if that is the way you respond to actual facts, I suppose have a great day my man.

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://programming.dev/comment/25793335https://citiverse.it/post/https://programming.dev/comment/25793335Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:03:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:35:46 GMT]]>Our shitty meme.

But seriously, I really liked it so I saved it. Thanks for making it. meow-hug

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27599280https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27599280Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:35:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:00:22 GMT]]>Ifmy high school physics and maths aren't failing me, it's not growing exponentially, it's growing quadratically because inverse-square law.

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27597646https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27597646Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:00:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:49:21 GMT]]>They have been looking into reflecting lasers since the Cold War. Even if you get 99.999% reflectivity, that only gives you a tiny window of time against modern lasers before the coating just goes poof thanks to tiny imperfections becoming hotspots

It's specially unviable for drones since most drones are supposed to be as cheap as you can make them.

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27597315https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27597315Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:49:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:24:58 GMT]]>Obvious response to drone killing lasers is a convex mirror finish, then anyone looking at the drone when the defense system kicks in could be blinded.

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25626877https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25626877Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:24:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:10:04 GMT]]>Why would they need an excuse? Are you implying that "war crime" has any meaning to them (or anyone else with the power to do anything about them)?

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25626650https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25626650Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:10:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:44:58 GMT]]>I think there is benefit there but not from a time-to-kill (since the laser kills via heat accumulation which takes some measurable time) but rather that it can be more responsive to evasive maneuvers from the target

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27596365https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27596365Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:44:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:37:30 GMT]]>yay my shitty meme ❤

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27596206https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27596206Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:37:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:20:45 GMT]]>Yeah but those facts are only valid when talking about how the barbaric asian hordes will invade all of Europe. In other situations they are very frail and have to use old museum pieces. Special operation.

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27595847https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27595847Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:20:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:14:48 GMT]]>Not to mention lasers move at the speed of light. That’s got to be a benefit, right? Is there no benefit realized from the boost there?

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.zip/comment/28617586https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.zip/comment/28617586Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:14:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:46:29 GMT]]>That must be why they don't have an arms industry capable of sustaining fire superiority for years. Oh, wait.

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27595182https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27595182Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:46:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:20:01 GMT]]>No no I understand that building the platform is expensive. That's not in question. What's in question is whether an expensive platform with very low price per shot eventually makes up for the platform cost.

Likely it is intended to be used in concert with ballistics, not instead of. Laser have a very low peak rate of fire relative to ballistics, but have a very high duration of continuous field service relative to ballistics

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27594730https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27594730Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:20:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:09:04 GMT]]>Munition isn't actually that expensive. As long as the munition is cheaper than the drone, the math checks out.

Now let me tell you about the cost of this giant laser with a limited range...

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27594550https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27594550Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:09:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:07:20 GMT]]>But the ammunition is the real cost. Not only to produce but to package, about ship, store, and carry. A boat can only store so much shotgun ammo, but a boat with a fusion reactor has infinite laser ammo

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27594518https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27594518Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:07:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:59:03 GMT]]>ok thanks for confirming that you are pulling numbers out of your ass

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27594337https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27594337Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:59:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:43:36 GMT]]>They are going to use drones as an excuse to deploy blinding lasers.

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://reddthat.com/comment/28852226https://citiverse.it/post/https://reddthat.com/comment/28852226Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:43:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:37:00 GMT]]>Not always, it was half based on the 30KW 'Silent Hunter' they bought from China. While it is a really cool idea, that one used close to 100kW just to produce the 30kW beam. It requires more than that to operate the chillers and pumps that must be ran to keep the whole system from overheating.

I would have to make the asumption that they upped the power significantly as Silent Hunter was only capable of 4,000 meter max range (the 'killzone' is only listed as 1500 meters), if they upped the power all of the requirements go up. If they managed to up the power too much, it's going to cause grid power dips that will thankfully bring down their other systems that depend on it.

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://programming.dev/comment/25779190https://citiverse.it/post/https://programming.dev/comment/25779190Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:37:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:10:18 GMT]]>I wouldn't say I "like" Russia just because I don't see them as some barbarian society like I see them portrayed as commonly. I am immensely critical of their nationalist, capitalist system, as any communist should be. I just understand that they are presently subject to imperialist encirclement, and this encirclement drives their hostile reaction.

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27593463https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27593463Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:10:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:07:03 GMT]]>We get it
.. you like Russia.

The article above was specifically talking about lasers

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25623482https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25623482Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:07:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:05:08 GMT]]>I don't think the article above indicates that this is the only tool Russia has.

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27593373https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27593373Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:05:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:03:15 GMT]]>I'll give you that. One thing though. On a rainy or foggy night those defenses are worthless. Range goes in the crapper.

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25623418https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25623418Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:03:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:39:30 GMT]]>It's hilarious how dronies living in the vassal states think they're somehow different.

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27592922https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27592922Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:39:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Russia shows off new laser weapon against drones on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:23:24 GMT]]>why do you think that distinction matters?

]]>https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27592573https://citiverse.it/post/https://lemmy.ml/comment/27592573Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:23:24 GMT