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UK’s DragonFire weapon just made drones completely useless

The UK’s DragonFire laser is moving from testing into production, offering precise, ultra-cheap defenses against drones.
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German firms plan warship-based laser weapon that can kill a coin miles away

German defense firms Rheinmetall and MBDA Germany plan to establish a joint venture in early 2026 to develop and produce ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

Rise of military lasers in 2025: How directed weapons reshaped defense plans

Militaries spent decades trying to turn light into a weapon. In 2025, introduction of several lasers show how fast technology ...
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Ukraine’s trident laser weapon

Born out of battlefield necessity and sharpened by constant pressure, Ukraine’s Trident laser system shows how a nation at ...
Optics

MBDA signs £316M deal to supply UK's Royal Navy with laser weapons

The first UK-developed “DragonFire” laser weapon systems will start to arrive on Royal Navy ships in 2027, under a £316 million contract between missile firm MBDA Systems and the UK government. News ...
Jane's Information Group

UKDI to invest GBP142 million in unmanned systems

A UAV targeted by the UK's DragonFire laser-directed energy weapon demonstrator catches alight during a test announced in November 2022. (Dstl/Crown Copyright) UK ...
AeroTime

Rheinmetall and MBDA to establish German laser weapons joint venture

Rheinmetall and MBDA plan to form a joint venture in 2026 to develop naval laser weapon systems, following successful German ...