During advanced testing, the British military used the DragonFire laser to shoot down a drone. The British military is careful with the details and specifications of the DragonFire. It is, after all, ...

The U.K. Ministry of Defence recently tested the DragonFire laser weapon at a facility in Scotland, destroying high-speed drones with its targeted energy technology. Why it matters: Militaries have ...

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 ...

The UK government has revealed the DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) will be fitted to the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers, beginning in 2027, in a landmark disclosure. Detailed for the ...

The Royal Navy is testing a strikingly steampunk mechanical energy system for its Dragonfire Laser Directed Energy Weapon on its most advanced ships. And the new system’s design originally came from ...

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 ...

The United Kingdom has just made a significant step forward in military defense with the successful first shot of its "DragonFire" laser cannon against aerial targets, marking a turning point in the ...

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 ...

Commenting on the use of DragonFire in the Royal Navy, Dr David Blagden, from the University of Exeter’s Strategy and Security Institute, said: “The particular value of directed-energy weapons like ...

The Army and Royal Navy are considering using the laser technology The UK has successfully fired a high-power laser weapon against an aerial target for the first time in a trial. It is hoped that the ...