Britain has fired its Dragonfire high-powered laser weapon at aerial targets for the first time.
The test of the Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) on the Ministry of Defence’s Hebrides Range was designed to demonstrate its power and accuracy.
Recent real world events have shown that there is a definite use for laser weapons on the modern battlefield.
While modern missiles can take out aerial threats with great effectiveness, as shown in Ukraine, Israel, and the Red Sea, there is a problem with using a finite stockpile of missiles costing millions of dollars each to knock out drones and rockets costing only thousands.
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Lasers have a number of advantages. Each ‘shot’ travels at the speed of light over very long ranges and a laser weapon can engage multiple targets simultaneously.
They can also strike with extreme precision and at a remarkably low cost per round.
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