DRAGONFIRE : THE DEADLY LASER
DragonFire is the UK’s new high-power laser weapon system, intended for Royal Navy ships from 2027. It is being developed by a British consortium that includes MBDA UK, Leonardo UK, QinetiQ and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. DragonFire is designed to track and destroy fast threats such as drones Continue Reading
Royal Navy Shadows Russian Warships in Five-Day Channel Operation
The Royal Navy has tracked a Russian destroyer and two support vessels through the English Channel during a five-day operation designed to safeguard UK waters. Portsmouth-based patrol vessel HMS Trent shadowed the Russian destroyer Vice Admiral Kulakov as it sailed westward off Great Yarmouth before linking up with two tankers Continue Reading
