The weapon will provide highly effective defence against drone and missile threats with just £10 a shot. The UK Ministry of Defence announced that the new, cutting-edge DragonFire laser will be ...
Following further successful trials of the UK’s DragonFire laser weapon in November last year, which took place at the ...
11:53, Thu, Jan 8, 2026 Updated: 11:54, Thu, Jan 8, 2026 Laser weapons for Britain’s Armed Forces are one step closer to becoming a reality following the awarding of a £67 million contract. Defence ...
The UK is moving forward with plans to deploy its new DragonFire laser weapon on warships. Lasers are being deployed to combat new threats from drones. The UK said the laser can hit a small coin from ...
The DragonFire laser directed-energy weapon achieved the U.K.’s first high-power firing of the weapon type against an aerial target in early 2024. (British Defence Ministry) PARIS — MBDA UK won an ...
The first UK-developed “DragonFire” laser weapon systems will start to arrive on Royal Navy ships in 2027, under a £316 million contract between missile firm MBDA Systems and the UK government. News ...