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Royal Navy to Install Laser Weapons on Ships by 2027
Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile

Royal Navy to Install Laser Weapons on Ships by 2027

Secretary of State Grant Shapps has announced that Royal Navy will proceed in 2027 to install laser weapons on warships to deal with aerial threats.

U.K. Tests High-Power Laser Against Aerial Targets
Weapon / Missile

U.K. Tests High-Power Laser Against Aerial Targets

U.K.’s DragonFire laser-directed energy weapon (LDEW) system became the U.K.’s first high-power firing of a laser weapon against aerial targets.