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The production of laser energy and radio waves – viewed once as weapons of the future – are being fast-tracked in Britain for the battlefields of Ukraine and Red Sea passages coming under Houthi attacks.
The DragonFire system, which uses a beam to hit and destroy targets at the speed of light, and radio frequency hits taking out an adversary’s power supplies, will be tested by the Royal Navy and the Army next month in preparation for operational deployment.
The system, which the Ministry of Defence holds is world-leading, is due to be operational in three years time. But defence secretary Grant Shappsholds that one could not wait to get a system absolutely perfect in such dangerous times, and getting them ready for combat in the fastest …