The U.K. Army is preparing to deploy a laser‑based defense system against drones, a move that could reduce the high cost of ...

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 ...

Newly released footage shows the UK’s Dragonfire laser weapon system taking down drones at a test range — and the Royal Navy ...

The “directed energy weapons” have been hailed as an 'exciting' technology that could help shield the UK from emerging ...

Following further successful trials of the UK’s DragonFire laser weapon in November last year, which took place at the ...

The UK’s DragonFire laser is moving from testing into production, offering precise, ultra-cheap defenses against drones.

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 ...

Commenting on the use of DragonFire in the Royal Navy, Dr David Blagden, from the University of Exeter’s Strategy and Security Institute, said: “The particular value of directed-energy weapons like ...

Germany’s laser system is roughly comparable to the United Kingdom’s “DragonFire” system, though both programs still have substantial technical challenges to overcome.