The U.K. Army is preparing to deploy a laser‑based defense system against drones, a move that could reduce the high cost of countering UAV threats.
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Britain is betting big on the "DragonFire" anti-drone laser
The “DragonFire” laser system will cost as little as £10 per shot—a vast decrease from existing anti-drone missiles, which ...
The future arrived on December 28, 2025 as the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) announced that Iron Beam became the first ...
Following further successful trials of the UK’s DragonFire laser weapon in November last year, which took place at the ...
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UK’s Dragonfire laser weapon - could this stop drone attacks?
Newly released footage shows the UK’s Dragonfire laser weapon system taking down drones at a test range — and the Royal Navy says it plans to put lasers on ships within two years. In this clip, we ...
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 ...
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 first UK-developed “DragonFire” laser weapon systems will start to arrive on Royal Navy ships in 2027, under a £316 million contract between missile firm MBDA Systems and the UK government. News ...
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