The United Kingdom is accelerating the development of its DragonFire laser weapon. The Royal Navy aims to equip four ...

With UK defence spending set to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, the government is betting big on innovation. But while DragonFire’s early deployment is a milestone, delays in traditional armoured ...

The latest news on the United Kingdom. The country is ramping up efforts to deploy its Dragonfire laser weapon on Royal Navy destroyers by 2027, significantly advancing the timeline for this ...

It was previously unconfirmed which class of warship the under-development UK air defence laser would be installed upon.

The British government in its Spring Statement in March announced plans to spend at least 10% of the Ministry of Defence ...

Ferocious lasers are set to be fitted to four Royal Navy warships as the government intends to invest in new technologies.

Commenting on the use of DragonFire in the Royal Navy, Dr David Blagden, from the University of Exeter’s Strategy and Security Institute, said: “The particular value of directed-energy ...

The UK is moving forward with plans to deploy its new DragonFire laser weapon on warships. Lasers could offer a cheap defense ...

The Royal Navy will install four new cutting-edge weapons systems on its warships to help defend against air attacks from ...

The spaced-aged 'death ray', dubbed 'DragonFire', is used to blow up missiles, jets and swarms of explosive suicide drones - with a former head of the Royal Navy hailing them 'war-winners'.

Sofia Milos wearing Tess Mann Atelier. Photo used with permission ©Sofia Milos at Jonathon Baker's 2025 Oscar Viewing Gala. Sofia Milos wea ...

In fielding such a system, Ukraine would join an elite club of significant military-industrial powers that have developed ...