"Scientific developments include the creation of complexes that are built on different physical principles. Here, the methods of active and passive location, homing, guidance on lasers, "- quotes RIA Novosti Leonova.
According to him, at present, "the development of weapons on new physical principles".
He noted the Smolensk Air Defense Academy, which presented at the forum "Army-2018" seven scientific works in the field of radar and electrodynamics.
Leonov added that "all this makes it possible to create mock-ups" of new weapons that will later be used in science. Also, in his opinion, such weapons can create a large backlog in the development of training tools.
"The time will come, and all this will be shown," he pointed out.
He stressed that by the end of the 1990s the Russian air defense system "by its quality was about 10 years ahead of similar systems of Western models."
Earlier it became known about the beginning of development in Russia of a new generation of missiles for the destruction of tanks.
It was also reported that Russia created the world's first underwater drones with automatic weapons.