The UK’s Ministry of Defense has committed to accelerating DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) into operational ...

It’s hoped the weapons will improve the defence capabilities of the UK Navy – boosting ... a last resort. The laser is used to hit aerial targets with greater accuracy (Picture: Ministry ...

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 ...

The industry team developing the laser weapon is led by pan-European missile maker MBDA, with partners Leonardo UK and Qinetic. The U.K. government plans to increase defense spending to 2.5% of ...

The DragonFire programme has seen leading UK defence companies working with the MOD to develop a laser weapon for the armed forces. This year’s winner in the Aerospace and Defence category is a ...

Raytheon UK is set to receive what it describes as the first high-energy laser weapon system to be tested and integrated in the United Kingdom. The goal is to improve the understanding of how such ...

TALOS-TWO is aiming to develop Europe's first fully sovereign 100 kW-class laser-directed energy weapons by 2030. The €25m project got underway in December 2024, building on the work of the original ...

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 ...