Britain’s new DragonFire laser system can destroy drones flying at 650 km/h. Its deployment on Type‑45 destroyers by 2027 ...

British military tested out a powerful laser that can take down high-speed drones which have become widely available in the ...

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that the high‑power laser system DragonFire successfully shot down drones ...

The DragonFire system successfully shot down drones travelling at up to 650km/h at a range in Scotland, just as a £316m ...

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 UK’s new high-power laser weapon system, intended for Royal Navy ships from 2027. Here's a straightforward guide to Britain's new laser weapon.

The laser aimed at an RAF aircraft by a Russian ship may have been a simple handheld pen, but far more advanced devices are ...

The DragonFire also offers a much cheaper than traditional missile-based air defense. It will make the U.K. the first ...

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has contracted MBDA UK to deliver two DragonFire laser-based directed energy weapon (DEW) ...

A new laser weapon has taken down high-speed drones, with the MBDA awarded a £316m contract to deliver systems to the Royal ...

The government has awarded a contract to fund a new laser that can shoot down high-speed drones. The £316m will be used to ...

In new trials at the MOD’s Hebrides range, the laser shot down drones that can fly up to 650km/h - twice the top speed of a ...