During the live fire test, the laser hit and neutralized a small drone at a range of 2 miles. The laser was developed for the MOD’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL).

The DragonFire laser-directed energy weapon (LDEW) system has achieved the UK’s first high-power firing of a laser weapon against aerial targets during a trial at the MOD Hebrides Range. The latest ...

Dragon Fire laser program accelerating to equip UK navy. 15 Apr 2024. Ministry of Defence to install the weapon system on Royal Navy ships. DragonFire: developed from £100 million joint investment by ...

FARNBOROUGH—The MBDA-led team developing the UK Dragonfire laser has undertaken the first firings of the directed-energy weapon. Low-power firings of the laser undertaken in the Outer Hebrides ...

Summary: The UK’s Royal Navy is testing DragonFire, a laser-directed energy weapon (LDEW) capable of engaging targets at the speed of light, aiming for deployment by 2027. -Meanwhile, the ...

The UK Royal Navy (RN) will install the DragonFire laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) onboardone of its warships five years earlier than planned under new procurement ...

LONDON–Members of the UK’s DragonFire consortium developing a high-power directed energy weapon are gearing up for tests that will see the laser used in operationally representative scenarios.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has completed the first trials of a high-powered, long-range Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) testbed at the Defence Science and ...

The UK has successfully tested a laser weapon that is highly accurate and cost-effective. Using an intense beam of light, the 50kW turret-mounted DragonFire weapon can cut through targets or cause ...

According to the MoD, the DragonFire typically costs less than £10 [$12.70] per shot, meaning the laser "has the potential to be a long-term low-cost alternative to certain tasks missiles ...

The DragonFire also has a far greater range than the fire-breathing creatures of lore – able to strike a £1 coin from a distance of up to a kilometer away, the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD ...

To down a drone, the UK military will typically use missiles that cost £1 million ($1.28 million) a pop. However, DragonFire can achieve the same results at less than £10 ($12.8) per shot.