UK DragonFire Laser Conducts High-Power Firings

Credit: Defense Science Technology Laboratory
LONDON–Members of the UK’s DragonFire consortium developing a high-power directed energy weapon are gearing up for tests that will see the laser used in operationally representative scenarios. The trials, expected to take place in the coming weeks, follow the first static high-power laser firings on...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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