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PLA counter-drone lasers rated ~3 kW, assessed too weak for reliable FPV drone intercept

Published 18 October 2026

A Russian military engineer contrasts China’s actively marketed combat laser counter-drone systems — rated at approximately 3 kW in current PLA advertising — against the power levels required to reliably defeat FPV drones within a tactically acceptable dwell time. At 3 kW, the exposure duration needed to damage an inbound FPV leaves the defended platform at risk. The analyst attributes the shortfall to China’s absence of direct combat experience, noting that PLA optical and electronic component manufacturing capability is otherwise competitive.

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