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UK’s new laser weapon blasts high-speed drones in new tests

Britain’s ground-breaking DragonFire laser has shot down high-speed drones in new trials. It comes as the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced a £316 million contract awarded to MBDA to deliver new ...

Drones have changed warfare. Two new weapons might alter its course again

Like so many conflicts before it, the Russo-Ukraine war has forced both sides to innovate. Since they have been able to gain ...

New DragonFire laser shoots down high-speed drones and can hit a coin from a kilometer away – it's heading to a UK Navy ship near you

DragonFire, a new laser defense system, has been successfully tested in the UK and proved its accuracy for taking down even fast-moving drones, with a contract now in place to provide the Royal Navy ...

‘Britain in talks with Argentina over lifting weapons ban’ despite Buenos Aires still claiming Falklands belong to them

BRITAIN is reportedly in talks with Argentina about lifting a long-standing weapons ban despite the country still claiming ...
UNITED24 Media

Facing a 3,000km Russian Threat, the UK Launches Its Most Ambitious Missile Program in Decades

The UK is enhancing its defense strategy by developing long-range weapons with NATO allies, aiming to deter Russian ...
inews.co.uk

UK-EU weapons fund talks collapse in blow to Brexit reset and economy

The failure of Safe negotiations is a blow to the Prime Minister after he signed a security pact with the EU at May’s Brexit reset summit, which he said would “open the door” to joining Safe, ...
Human Rights Watch

Incendiary Weapons: Need For Stronger Law and a New Forum

Eighty years ago, the firebombings of Dresden and Tokyo demonstrated the horrors of incendiary weapons. These UK and US airstrikes near the end of the Second World War blanketed large cities with ...