Defence News
British Troops to Trial Anti-Drones Lasers in ‘Novel Weapons Program’
Britain’s armed forces are to begin trials using laser weapons that could revolutionise the battlefields of the future, the Ministry of Defence has announced.
A Royal Navy Type 23 frigate will be fitted with the first laser device as part of the MoD’s “novel weapons program”.
The new system – operating without ammunition – will be used to “detect, track, engage and counter” unmanned aerial drones.
