MBDA UK provides innovative services to the UK Royal Navy DragonFire directed energy weapon system (DEW)for supply £316 millionsigned an agreement worth This agreement provides DragonFire with a contract until 2027. Type 45 destroyerThis integration means that a laser weapon system used for drone defense has been installed on a destroyer for the first time. With this integration, the United Kingdom will be the first European country to put a high-power laser defense system into service.
Economical Solution at £10 Per Shot
DragonFire counters low-cost UAV threats proliferating on modern battlefields economically feasibleoffers a countermeasure. While traditional missile systems cost hundreds of thousands of pounds per shot, the cost per shot of the DragonFire laser system is only £10around.
The UK Ministry of Defense announced that DragonFire successfully shot down a high-speed UAV in recent trials at the Hebrides test site in Scotland. Luke Pollard, UK Minister for Defense Preparedness and Industry, emphasized that this technology will take the Royal Navy to the forefront of innovation in NATO.
Expedited Delivery and High Precision
MBDA UK continues to work on DragonFire in collaboration with QinetiQ and Leonardo. According to the Ministry of Defense, the system is from the original program about five years agocapable of being delivered. The system is from a kilometer away. Enough to hit a £1 coinIt has a high hit rate.
Chris Allam, Managing Director of MBDA UK, stated that this contract is an important milestone for the transition to the next phase of the program and confirms the UK’s intention to be a pioneer in the field of laser weapons. The United Kingdom supports its work in this field with an additional investment of approximately £ 1 billion for the current parliamentary term and this project is being implemented throughout the country. 590 jobsIt is expected to contribute to its creation.
