Saudi Arabia deploys Silent Hunter laser systems to destroy Iranian drones
It is not only Ukraine that suffers from Iranian drones and bomber munitions. Saudi Arabia has deployed Silent Hunter laser systems to bolster its air defense.
Here's What We Know
Saudi Arabia purchased Silent Hunter from China in early spring of this year. The laser system is mounted on a container, which is installed on a truck with the wheel formula 6x6.
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Silent Hunter is manufactured by Poly Technologies, a Chinese company. It claims that the system uses an electrically powered fiber laser with a power output of 30-100 kW. The maximum range is 4 km.
Silent Hunter can burn five 2-mm thick steel plates at a distance of 800 meters or one 5-mm thick plate at a distance of 1 km. The main purpose of the system is to destroy enemy drones at low altitudes.
