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DragonFire laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) systems precision is equivalent to hitting a £1 coin from a kilometre away. Its range is classified. | World News

The US Navy wants to create magazines that store electricity so a laser can zap exploding drones out of the sky.

The US Navy wants to create magazines that store electricity so a laser can zap exploding drones out of the sky.

While militaries across the world are investing heavily in laser weapons, they are still not widely deployed.

The DragonFire laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) system has achieved the UK’s first high-power firing of a laser weapon against aerial targets during a trial at the MOD Hebrides Range.

The weapon cost about $126 million to develop and uses a highly concentrated energy beam that travels at the speed of light to take out targets.

The North Korean hacker group, known as Andariel, allegedly stole data from 14 entities after accessing a huge cache of data from defence and research firms in the South.

According to an unconfirmed report, Israel’s Iron Beam laser system shot down a rocket fired from Gaza within recent days or weeks. If true, it would a historic first.

The U.S. Army is eyeing Iron Beam as a possible alternative laser to augment its own fire protection capability.

The U.S. Army is eyeing Iron Beam as a possible alternative laser to augment its own fire protection capability.