DragonFire laser: MoD tests weapon as low-cost alternative to ... - BBC
Jan 19, 2024 · The UK has successfully fired a high-power laser weapon against an aerial target for the first time in a trial. It is hoped that the test will pave the way for a low-cost alternative to...
New DragonFire laser weapon can shoot drones out of the sky, …
Jan 23, 2024 · Anti-drone lasers are defensive weapons designed to disable or even slice through drones and subsonic missiles with more accuracy and less destruction than the missiles used …
DragonFire (weapon) - Wikipedia
DragonFire is a British laser directed-energy weapon (LDEW). It was first unveiled to the public as a technology demonstrator in 2017 at the Defence and Security Equipment International …
Video shows NATO ally's advanced DragonFire laser weapon in …
Mar 12, 2024 · Declassified footage published by the British government shows the U.K.'s new laser weapon in action for the first time.
DragonFire: UK laser could be used against Russian drones on ... - BBC
Apr 12, 2024 · A UK high-power laser weapon could be sent to Ukraine to take down Russian drones, the defence secretary says. According to Grant Shapps, the weapon could have "huge …
DragonFire: How lasers could revolutionize the way militaries ... - CNN
Mar 13, 2024 · Newly released video of a test of what the United Kingdom’s Defense Ministry calls the DragonFire, a laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) system, captured what the ministry …
British military takes out moving drone with a laser
Jan 20, 2024 · The DragonFire anti-drone weapons system successfully hit a moving drone, making lasers one step closer to being a viable anti-drone tool.
In first, UK downs aerial drone with test shot from DragonFire laser
Jan 19, 2024 · The DragonFire laser directed-energy weapon achieved the U.K.’s first high-power firing of the weapon type against an aerial target. (Photo provided/British Defence Ministry)
DragonFire laser system performs first aerial target firing - AeroTime
Jan 19, 2024 · The DragonFire laser system, developed in the UK, performs high-power firing against aerial targets, offering cost-effective defense solutions against drones.
In first, UK test fires $13-per-strike DragonFire laser weapon …
Jan 19, 2024 · BELFAST — A high energy laser, estimated to cost less than £10 ($13) a shot, has hit airborne targets at a test range in northwest Scotland, the first time the UK said it has …