The UK conducted the first successful test of laser technology against air targets at a test site in Scotland. This will help strengthen the army with greater accuracy, reducing dependence on expensive components.
What is known about laser weapons
According to the British government, the DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) system fired a powerful laser weapon at aerial targets at the training ground.
The British government has not declassified its range, but claims that it is a line-of-sight weapon that can hit any visible target.
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It is known that beam weapons have an accuracy equivalent to hitting a £1 coin from a distance of 1 thousand meters. It is worth noting that such a coin has a diameter of 22.5 mm (that is, 2.25 cm) .
The message says that the cost of shooting for 10 seconds is the same as using a regular heater for an hour.
This weapon has every chance of becoming a long-term and cheap alternative for performing certain tasks that can now only be accomplished with the help of missiles.
The DragonFire program is led by the Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence, collaborating with its industrial partners — by MBDA, Leonardo and QinetiQ.
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