The DragonFire laser directed-energy weapon achieved the U.K.’s first high-power firing of the weapon type against an aerial target in early 2024. (British Defence Ministry) PARIS — MBDA UK won an ...

The German navy has tested a Rheinmetall-MBDA laser weapon demonstrator aboard the frigate Sachsen. (Rheinmetall) BERLIN — The German military has received a demonstrator for a high-energy laser ...

Repelling mass drone strikes is a hard and expensive task, but lasers might help.

PARIS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - France's military has placed its first order for long-range kamikaze drones from local defence firms as it seeks to develop its own drone production capacity after drawing ...

The UK on Thursday announced a contract worth £316 million ($414 million) with European arms manufacturer MBDA for the provision of "DragonFire" lasers capable of shooting down high-speed drones.

The DragonFire system successfully shot down drones travelling at up to 650km/h at a range in Scotland, just as a £316m contract for its deployment on a Type 45 destroyer by 2027 was awarded. The ...

What is bought with these huge funds? For the first time in history, the Bundeswehr is ordering several thousand combat ...

France has tasked MBDA with providing a new one-way effector (OWE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the European missile house announced on 22 January. The Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) ...

The first UK-developed “DragonFire” laser weapon systems will start to arrive on Royal Navy ships in 2027, under a £316 million contract between missile firm MBDA Systems and the UK government. News ...