@dailybreakingnews2024: A weapon, the so-called Dragonfire laser system, which for just under 15$ per shot is capable of shooting down and destroying drones and missiles, will, according to the plans, be found on British warships in 2027. But according to the British defense minister, Grant Shapps, work is being done to send prototypes of the "groundbreaking" weapon to Ukraine even earlier. - I am absolutely certain that what we are doing here is very special and on a level that other countries are unlikely to copy because it is so groundbreaking, he says according to The Telegraph . Beams from the weapon, which works by gathering 37 1.5-kilowatt laser beams in the shape of a hexagon and combining them with mirrors to amplify power, cannot be perceived by the human eye and travel through the air at the speed of light. Its range is still classified, but it is reportedly capable of hitting a coin from a kilometer away. The research institution Porton Down under the British Ministry of Defense has worked together with experts for months to transform the weapon from an experiment in a laboratory into an almost combat-ready laser system, writes the media. It is not clear when the Ukrainians can count on being able to test the prototype. #russia #ukraine #nato #military #war #ww3 #nato #europe #uk #usa #laserweapon #laser

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