The weapon will provide highly effective defence against drone and missile threats with just £10 a shot. The UK Ministry of Defence announced that the new, cutting-edge DragonFire laser will be ...

In a newly declassified video, the UK's £100 million (US$127 million) DragonFire laser weapon can be seen going through its paces as it blasted test bench and field targets, including drones and ...

DragonFire laser defense system has just been tested It can shoot down drones moving at 400mph with incredible accuracy With a contract signed for $415 million (£316 million), it'll be on board a UK ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has reached a major ...

The DragonFire laser systems are expected to be installed on two Type 45 destroyers by 2027, although their effectiveness under combat conditions is still unclear. A year ago, the UK’s Ministry of ...

Britain has fired its Dragonfire high-powered laser weapon at aerial targets for the first time. The test of the Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) on the Ministry of Defence's Hebrides Range was ...

Britain this week showed off a new laser weapon that its military says could deliver lethal missile or aircraft defense at around $13 a shot, potentially saving tens of millions of dollars over the ...

The United Kingdom's Royal Navy announced a £316 million deal (roughly $414 million) to equip its Type 45 destroyers with state-of-the-art laser weapon DragonFire. This investment marks a major step ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Video released by the UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) has shown the ...

DragonFire isn’t the name of a new Game of Thrones spinoff, but it is possibly powerful enough that it could shoot down the mythical beasts from the hit series House of the Dragon. It is the new ...