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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
World
Mansur Mirovalev

Russia, Ukraine and the Koreas: Could Trump rock emerging wartime deals?

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shake hands after making a joint statement in Kyiv [File: Valentyn OgirenkoReuters]

A laser beam downs drones by heating up and “frying” their electronics – each invisible, soundless “shot” is more precise and less costly than an air defence missile.

Hanwha Aerospace, a South Korean defence company, has fire-tested and is about to start mass-producing the world’s first-ever optical fibre laser weapon.

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