UK Wants To Speed Development Of Directed Energy Weapons

high-power DragonFire laser

The efforts will likely build off trials performed with the UK’s high-power DragonFire laser developed by MBDA, Leonardo, QinetiQ and the UK Defense Science and Technology Laboratory.

Credit: MBDA
LONDON—The UK Defense Ministry is planning to accelerate efforts to introduce directed energy weapons (DEW) to the front line. Detailing its plan in a prior information notice to industry, the ministry says it wants to focus on the development of laser weapons for both maritime and ground-based air...
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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