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| The Chinese Silent Hunter laser weapon system for disabling and destroying drones |
They were spotted on October 4, Friday, three
days after Iran launched a salvo of deadly missiles at Israel.
On Friday, October 4, Iran's supreme leader
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered a rare public
sermon in which he said that Israel would not
prevail over Hamas or Hezbollah.
During the sermon, Khamenei justified the rocket attacks on Israel
when he addressed tens of thousands of worshippers gathered at
Imam Khomeini's Musalla Mosque in Tehran, where he sup-
ported Palestinian and Lebanese movements against Israel.
The place where the religious leader stood and led prayers was
protected by multiple layers of defensive de-
vices to ensure security, including a possible Chinese
laser anti-drone system, which was noticed by military
observers after photos and videos of the event went viral.
Many experts believe that the anti-drone system is the Silent Hunter system, presented by
China at the Zhuhai Air Show in 2022.
Silent Hunter is a laser anti-drone weapon developed in China. This is an improved version of the 30
kilowatt Low Altitude Laser Protection System (LASS), available in both stationary and mobile
versions.
The Silent Hunter uses an electric fiber-optic laser and, according to one Poly official, has
a maximum power of 30 to 100 kilowatts and a maximum range of four kilometers.
Although it is primarily designed to search, track and destroylow-flying drones, it is
powerful enough to penetrate five 2mm steel plates at a distance of 800
meters or one 5mm steel plate at a distance of 1000 meters.
The huge size of the Silent Hunter does not allow it to be usedon an aerial platform.
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