On Thursday, May 7, 2026, Ukrainian company Celebra Tech announced on social media that it had integrated the Tryzub high-energy laser weapon system (Ukrainian for “Trident”) with a towed trailer as part of a mobile counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS).
Photos: Celebra.tech
It should be recalled that the first information about the system was disclosed by Gen. Sukharevskyi to the Interfax-Ukraine news agency on December 16, 2024. The system’s first combat use against Russian Geran-type unmanned combat aerial vehicles was confirmed by Radio Svoboda on February 3, 2025.
Then, on April 10 of the same year, during a conference titled European Defense Industry: Prospects for Cooperation with the Ukrainian Defense Industry, organized in Kyiv by the We Build Ukraine think tank, Gen. Vadym Sukharevskyi, then commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, presented the system in full.
At that time, it was carried in a light commercial vehicle of up to 3.5 metric tons, which also housed the control station. The system was manually extended from the van after the rear doors were opened. It could be seen that the design was generally rudimentary, as befits a technology demonstrator.
According to the Ukrainian defense magazine Militarnyi, Tryzub has now been modified and mounted on a new platform. According to Celebra Tech, Tryzub is capable of shooting down enemy reconnaissance drones at distances of up to 1,500 m, while its effective range against FPV drones is 800–900 m.
“Today, Tryzub is practically capable of reaching a target at a distance of 5 km – this will allow it to effectively shoot down Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles,” the company noted. Earlier reports had mentioned the ability to engage helicopters and aircraft at ranges of up to 5 km and to blind the sensors of electro-optical systems at ranges of up to 10 km (editor’s note).
As part of the upgrades, the system’s developers introduced additional AI-based guidance, automatic target detection and tracking, and integration with radar to obtain precise trajectories of enemy objects.
The company said that Tryzub can be integrated with private air-defense systems designed to protect critical infrastructure and strategically important enterprises. In Ukraine, a new law has recently allowed companies to acquire their own air-defense capabilities (editor’s note). In addition, the laser can also be used for demining.
Mounting the system on a trailer platform gives the complex mobility, enabling it to be rapidly deployed in threatened areas to protect infrastructure facilities or military positions.
Video: Celebra Tech
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