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Russia Caught Using China’s ‘Silent Hunter’ Laser in Ukraine
It appears that China and Russia are closer than we thought.
Breaking through the fog of battlefield rumors, we’ve got hard evidence: Russian forces are now fielding China’s SUV-mounted “Silent Hunter” laser weapon against Ukrainian drones.
Footage from Russian Telegram channels shows operators deploying the low-altitude laser system, part of the Kochevnik special operations group, to lock on and eliminate Ukrainian UAVs from distances approaching a mile.
Unfortunately, this is not your experimental Russian junk slapped together in Vladivostok; we’re talking 30–100 kW of fiber‑optic laser power, capable of burning through a steel plate from over 1 kilometer away…
Built by a country that’s actually very good at building things.
It’s as high-end as battlefield laser tech gets right now.
A Gift from Beijing on Wheels
Let’s drop the polite fiction: Despite claims that China is neutral in this war, China sold this weapon system to the Russian government.
This is a turnkey, high-spec laser weapon developed by China’s state-owned aerospace industry. It comes complete with a modular design for mobile deployment, a custom sensor suite, and power requirements that imply it…
