Type 45 destroyers are deploying new DragonFire lasers to shoot down drones

The U.K. Army is preparing to deploy a laser‑based defense system against drones, a move that could reduce the high cost of ...
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Type 45 Destroyers

The delay with the Type 45 cruiser program is one that the Royal Navy hopes to leave in the past. Type 45s are impressive ships on paper. But Britain is not in any position to handle them given their ...
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One of the Royal Navy's most advanced warships shot down a supersonic missile in 'historic first'

A UK warship shot down a supersonic missile in what the Royal Navy called a "historic first." The HMS Dragon warship "obliterated" the missile in a test off the coast of Scotland. The Type 45 air ...
The Aviationist

DragonFire Laser Weapon Engages High Speed Drones in Latest Test

The DragonFire system successfully shot down drones travelling at up to 650km/h at a range in Scotland, just as a £316m contract for its deployment on a Type 45 destroyer by 2027 was awarded. The ...
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UK warned the only way to protect London from hypersonic and ballistic missiles, is to put a Type 45 destroyer in the Thames

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Integris Composites to supply advanced armour for Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyer

The news was issued during the Sea-Air-Space 2025 Conference at the National Resort & Convention Center in Maryland through April 9. The announcement underscores the company’s 30-year legacy as a ...
The National Interest

Type 45 Destroyers

Here’s What You Need to Remember: CAMM is a family of next-generation surface-to-air missiles developed by British defense manufacturer MBDA UK. Britain’s Type 45 destroyers will receive a new missile ...