Type 45 Destroyers Are Deploying New DragonFire Lasers To Shoot Down Drones

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.
Newsweek

Ukraine May Get New High-Power ‘DragonFire’ Laser

Ukraine may be set to receive prototypes of the United Kingdom's powerful "DragonFire" high-power laser weapon as it remains on the defensive more than two years into Russia's invasion. The U.K. has ...
Business Insider

Britain shows off a laser weapon that could take out drones for as little as $13

The UK has showcased its new laser weapon, DragonFire. The weapon is highly accurate and cheap, the Ministry of Defence said, costing just $13 a shot. Lasers could prove an effective new form of air ...
Newsweek

Calls Grow for NATO Ally To Send ‘Game-Changing’ Laser Weapon to Ukraine

Calls for the United Kingdom, a key NATO ally, to test its new laser weapon on the battlefields of Ukraine are growing, as Kyiv struggles to contend with the demands placed on its existing air-defense ...
The National Interest

DragonFire: The British Military Wants Laser Weapons to Destroy Drones

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 ...
Hindustan Times

UK says its high-power laser weapon ‘DragonFire’ can hit a coin a kilometre away

DragonFire laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) system's precision is equivalent to hitting a £1 coin from a kilometre away. Its range is classified. The United Kingdom has conducted trial of a new ...
Sky

DragonFire: The new British military laser that shoots down drones

A new British military laser could be used in Ukraine to shoot down Russian drones, the defence secretary has suggested. The DragonFire weapon, which is expected to be ready for deployment by 2027 at ...