Dragonfire Demonstration Plans ‘Temporarily Delayed’

Tony Osborne November 30, 2020
Laser
Dragonfire was selected to develop a UK-sovereign laser weapon technology demonstrator.
Credit: Leonardo
LONDON—Defense officials have said UK plans to develop a laser directed energy weapon are “on-track” despite the program suffering a year-long delay. A demonstration of the Dragonfire laser demonstrator should have taken place during 2019, but development setbacks and then the impact of the COVID-19...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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