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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]
Britain this week showed off a new laser weapon that the military says could deliver lethal missile or aircraft defense at around $13 a shot, potentially saving tens of millions of dollars over ...
The RFDEW was developed against the backdrop of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Israel-Hamas War and the Red Sea crisis which have each highlighted the importance of cost-effective counter-UAV systems. [7] The system was revealed following a government pledge to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030. [8]
A directed-energy weapon (DEW) is a ranged weapon that damages its target with highly focused energy without a solid projectile, including lasers, microwaves, particle beams, and sound beams. Potential applications of this technology include weapons that target personnel , missiles , vehicles, and optical devices.
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 ...
They are not responsible for wildfires in Hawaii or Chile—and painting your roof blue won’t protect you from them.
A laser weapon [2] is a type of directed-energy weapon that uses lasers to inflict damage. Whether they will be deployed as practical, high-performance military weapons remains to be seen. [3] [4] One of the major issues with laser weapons is atmospheric thermal blooming, which is still largely unsolved. This issue is exacerbated when there is ...
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