Russia touts new generation of 'blinding' laser weapons

Russia on Wednesday touted its new generation of laser weapons including a mobile laser system which Moscow said had advanced so far it could blind orbiting satellites and destroy drones. Yury Borisov, deputy prime minister in charge of military development, told a conference in Moscow that the laser weapon Peresvet was already being widely deployed and it could blind satellites up to 1,500 km above Earth.