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The Pentagon’s Laser Weapons Just Hit a Turning Point

Article Summary – More than a decade after the USS Ponce first fired the Navy’s Laser Weapons System, directed-energy arms ...
New Atlas

DragonFire laser weapon takes down high-speed drones

Britain's DragonFire laser weapon upped the ante on November 20 at the Ministry of Defence's Hebrides Range in Scotland when ...
EDN

U.S. Navy laser weapon scheduled to deploy this summer

We’ve been keeping a close, close eye on the U.S. Navy’s Laser Weapons System since it first appeared, and the more we heard about it, the more we were impressed. This summer, one lucky ship will be ...
New York Post

Lasers, including under Israel’s Iron Beam, are innovating modern warfare — for better or worse

Earlier this summer, Israel made military history. Not with a missile, bomb or bullet — but with a beam of light. In a first for modern warfare, the Israel Defense Forces successfully intercepted ...

Game of drones – DragonFire laser is so accurate it can hit a coin from a kilometer away, and even 400mph drones didn't stand a chance

The recent test runs of DragonFire at the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD) Hebrides range witnessed the laser taking out drones ...

UK's DragonFire laser proves combat readiness with high-speed drone kills

The UK Royal Navy recently confirmed that the DragonFire laser has achieved a significant new milestone, targeting and ...
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DragonFire Directed-Energy Weapon Against Drones Costs Just US$13 per Shot, UK MoD Confirms

The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that its DragonFire directed-energy weapon system successfully destroyed drones travelling at speeds of up to 403 mph in recent trials.