PARIS — British Army troops fired a high-energy laser from an armored vehicle for the first time, using beams of infrared light to destroy dozens of flying drones, in what may be a cost-effective way to address the threat of unmanned aerial systems, the Ministry of Defence said.Soldiers from the U.K.’s 16th Regiment Royal Artillery, which specializes in providing air defense for ground troops, used the laser mounted on a Wolfhound armored person…

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The technology works by directing an intense beam of infrared light towards its target, the Ministry of Defence said

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British Army’s laser weapon destroys flying drones in successful test

A LASER gun that shoots down drones and never runs out of ammunition has been fired from an armoured vehicle in a milestone for the Army.It was fired

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Laser gun that blasts drones & has unlimited ammo fired from UK attack vehicle

A Wolfhound vehicle, on which a laser weapon was mounted and fired by the British Army for the first time (Picture: PA)  A futuristic laser – with limitless ammunition – has for the first time been unleashed on British soil. British Army soldiers from 16 Royal Artillery have carried out the ‘ground-breaking’ test at Radnor Range in central Wales earlier this week. Mounted on top of a Wolfhound, a protected troop-carrying vehicle, the unnamed wea…

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Soldiers successfully tested the Raytheon laser weapon at moving targets at MoD range in Wales  LONDON, Dec. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon UK, part of RTX's (NYSE:RTX) Raytheon business, announced that its High-Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS) completed a successful live-firing with the British Army directed against moving aerial targets. The trial, conducted at a military range in Wales, is the latest stage of the Ministry of Defence's La…

The British Army has fired a laser weapon from an armoured vehicle for the first time in a successful test which saw the “groundbreaking technology” destroy flying drones.

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Laser weapon destroys flying drones in successful test by British Army

The technology works by directing an intense beam of infrared light towards its target, the Ministry of Defence said.

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The U.K. Ministry of Defense said its military had successfully fired a "high-energy laser weapon" from "an armored vehicle for the first time."

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NATO ally's new anti-drone laser passes key test

Drones were destroyed as part of a successful test to see whether the technology can be used on the battlefield

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British Army fires laser weapon for first time in Wales

Unlike conventional weapons, the laser is actually not limited to the number of ammunition

На відміну від звичайної зброї, лазерна фактично не обмежена кількістю боєприпасів

Велика Британія провела випробування лазерної зброї: може збивати дрони

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UK tests laser weapon: it can shoot down drones

The laser system was mounted on a Wolfhound armored vehicle. It was tested at the Rednor test site in central Wels.

Лазерную установку смонтировали на бронетранспортере Wolfhound. Ее испытали на полигоне Реднора в центральном Вельсе.

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