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DragonFire is a British laser directed-energy weapon (LDEW). It was first unveiled to the public as a technology demonstrator in 2017 at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) conference in London and is being developed by UK DragonFire, a collaboration consisting of MBDA UK, Leonardo UK, QinetiQ and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (dstl). [1]
A new British military laser could be rushed on to the front line in Ukraine to take down Russian drones, Grant Shapps has suggested. The DragonFire weapon, which is expected to be ready for ...
A UK Dragonfire laser directed energy weapon system at the DSEI arms fair at ExCel on September 10, 2019 in London, England. - Leon Neal/Getty Images
An example of a laser directed-energy weapon is the DragonFire currently being developed by the United Kingdom. It is reportedly in the 50 kW class and is capable of engaging any target within line-of-sight at a currently classified range.
DragonFire has precision equivalent to ‘hitting a £1 coin from a kilometre away’, says MoD UK military unveils ‘cutting edge’ laser weapon that can blast drones out of sky Skip to main ...
English: During a trial at the MOD’s Hebrides Range, the DragonFire laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) system achieved the UK’s first high-power firing of a laser weapon against aerial targets. The range of DragonFire is classified, but it is a line-of-sight weapon and can engage with any visible target.
The UK Government claimed that there was an 'overriding national interest' in establishing a training range ... the DragonFire laser directed-energy weapon (LDEW) ...
The US Navy has tested high-energy laser weapons that can destroy aircraft mid-flight and the United Kingdom has recently showcased a laser-energy weapon called DragonFire that can be used against ...