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The problem with Britain’s cheap new lasers

25 May 2024

1:07 AM

25 May 2024

1:07 AM

Unveiling fancy new technology is one of the strategies the government can use to show Brits that they take defence seriously. In recent months, UK officials have made a big deal of Dragonfire, the UK’s new laser system that promises to blast a drone out of the sky for the same price as a takeaway.

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