In his state of the union address in March, putin introduced the latest development of several important strategic weapons. Putin said Russia has made significant progress in developing laser weapons, and not just in theory or design — the peresweet laser system was delivered to the Russian military in 2017, but he did not elaborate on the weapon.
Although there has been little public information about the peresweet laser system, ria novosti said it was clear that the weapon would have a wide range of USES, including ground destruction, air defense and missile defense, and even anti-satellite capabilities, based on the assumptions of other major military powers.
For now, pereswaite’s laser system doesn’t live up to most wish lists. Russia’s deputy defence minister, sergei borisov, said peresweit would need a big upgrade in the future. For now, pereswaite is more likely to play a role in dealing with an urgent drone threat.