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 ...

The system downed 30 drone targets, conducted high power firing in the rain, with improvements on targeting and tracking.

The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has released declassified footage of its DragonFire laser weapon. DragonFire shoots a high-power beam at the speed of light. It’s so precise, it can fry a ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...