Category: laser weapons

New UK Hub to Develop Anti-Drone Laser Weapons as Ukraine War Fuels Demand

A multinational defence firm will build a new weapons hub in Scotland to develop laser weapons that target small attack drones. The defence and intelligence technology firm Raytheon UK said the war in Ukraine has highlighted the threat posed by drones. “We’ve all seen that asymmetric threats like drones, rockets, artillery, and mortars are a…


UK Military to Trial Lasers in ‘Novel Weapons Programme’

Britain’s armed forces will trial laser and radio frequency weapons as part of a “Novel Weapons Programme,” the Ministry of Defence (MOD) said on Tuesday. The MOD said it had awarded three contracts worth around £72.5 million ($100 million) to UK industry to produce advanced laser and radio frequency demonstrators as part of its “Novel…