The UK is pushing for the DragonFire weapon to be ready for deployment by 2027.
A new British military laser could be rushed on to the front line in Ukraine to take down Russian drones, Grant Shapps has suggested.
Speaking to journalists on a visit to the Porton Down military research hub in Salisbury, Mr Shapps said he would look to see if the pace can be increased even further “in order for Ukrainians perhaps to get their hands on it”. “Again, incoming drones, but it doesn’t take much imagination see how that could be helpful in Ukraine for example.”
It has been developed by defence firms MBDA, Leonardo and QinetiQ and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory . Asked whether the system might be ready earlier than 2027, he said: “Because I’m here, I’ve taken the opportunity to arrange additional conversations with colleagues about whether we could speed it up even faster, very much using the integrated procurement model of saying there’s a war on – let’s say that it didn’t have to be 100% perfect in order for Ukrainians perhaps to get their hands on it, can we do any better – but 2027 is still the date as of this moment.
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