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Inside the new laser weapon that can blast aircraft out of the sky

The United Kingdom has quietly pushed a science‑fiction idea into operational reach: a ship and land based laser that can burn through aircraft and drones with concentrated light. DragonFire, a ...
Yahoo

The UK plans to put its DragonFire laser weapon on 4 of its warships

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 ...
UK Defence Journal

British frigates could be armed with laser weapons

“DRAGONFIRE is a modular capability providing the Royal Navy agility as to when and where it is deployed, therefore it is not ...
Fudzilla

Brits zap flying targets with a lasers – Fudzilla.com

DragonFire is led by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) on behalf of the UK MOD, working with its industry pals MBDA, Leonardo and QinetiQ. This test showed that the laser weapon can ...
The National Interest

Britain’s DragonFire Laser Can Torch Drones in Mid-Air

Despite the DragonFire laser’s impressive capabilities, it is not perfect; like all laser weapons, it operates only within line of sight, and can be degraded by poor weather conditions. DragonFire is ...
The National Interest

Britain Is Betting Big on the “DragonFire” Anti-Drone Laser

Already, both Europe and the United States have been plagued by mysterious drone swarms—many of which have ended up near or directly over sensitive military facilities. The Ukraine War has ...