The DragonFire laser directed-energy weapon achieved the U.K.’s first high-power firing of the weapon type against an aerial target. (Photo provided/British Defence Ministry) LONDON — An industry team ...

The UK government has announced the first successful test of laser technology against aerial targets, which could "boost the UK Armed Forces with greater accuracy while reducing the reliance on ...

The United Kingdom has quietly brought a piece of science fiction into operational reality, field‑testing a high‑energy laser that can burn a fast‑moving drone out of the sky in seconds. The ...

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 ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Ukraine may be set to receive prototypes of the United Kingdom's powerful "DragonFire" high-power laser weapon as it ...

The UK military has developed a laser weapon that could support the country’s Armed Forces with greater accuracy while reducing the reliance on high-cost ammunition has reached its next milestone.

The DragonFire laser-directed energy weapon (LDEW) system has achieved the UK’s first high-power firing of a laser weapon against aerial targets during a trial at the MOD Hebrides Range. The latest ...

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 ...

Britain has tested a powerful new laser weapon that can take out swarms of drones, the Ministry of Defence says. The DragonFire laser weapon fired at several aerial targets for the first time at a ...

The United Kingdom has said it intends to field the DragonFire directed-energy laser weapon on Royal Navy destroyers by 2027. However, the official links provided with this draft relate to government ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LONDON — An industry team has for the first time destroyed an aerial target using a high-power shot with its DragonFire laser, the ...