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    Russia develops brand new laser weapon for combat duty amid US tension

    Russia develops brand new laser weapon for combat duty amid US tension

    Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoygu said: “In the near future, the Russian Armed Forces will receive a completely news, unparalleled weapon based on hypersonic and laser energy technologies.“Its first samples have already been put on trial combat duty.”The announcement comes only days after the US unveiled its own hypersonic weapon.War chiefs revealed a successful flight of a B-52 Stratofortresses armed with the hypersonic ARRW had taken place.


    https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/lat...ion-hypersonic

    Hypersonic weapons and lasers.

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