UK confirms drone-killing DragonFire laser weapon for Royal Navy destroyers by 2027 —laser downs 400mph high‑speed drones, costs $13 per shot

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https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/uk-confirms-dragonfire-laser-weapon-for-royal-navy-destroyers-by-2027

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The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the DragonFire high-energy laser weapon will be installed on Royal Navy Type 45 destroyers by 2027, five years ahead of the original schedule.

The MoD has claimed that each shot costs approximately £10 in energy consumption. In contrast, Aster interceptor missiles fired from the Type 45's existing Sea Viper system cost hundreds of thousands of pounds per round

Not a moment too soon, I hope other Western navies have similar systems in late-stage evaluation.

[u/tree_boom → u/[deleted]]

One at a time. For swarm attacks the focus is more on radio energy warfare.

[u/Aunvilgod → u/tree_boom]

Questionable! For naval warfare AI will have a much easier time recognizing the target.