Ukraine may be set to receive prototypes of the United Kingdom's powerful 'DragonFire' high-power laser weapon as it remains on the defensive more than two years into Russia's invasion.
Ukraine may be set to receive prototypes of the United Kingdom 's powerful 'DragonFire' high-power laser weapon as it remains on the defensive more than two years into Russia's invasion.The U.K. has been developing the directed energy weapon for over seven years and conducted its first successful test firing on an aerial target in January. The British Defense Ministry says that DragonFire is accurate enough to strike a £1 coin, which is similar in diameter to a U.S.
'What I want to do is speed up what would usually be a very lengthy process, possibly up to 10 years, down to a much shorter timeframe and get it deployed, potentially on ships and potentially on land,' Shapps said. 'What we've got going on here is very special, and a level that other countries are unlikely to be replicating...The product itself is genuinely years ahead.
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