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Watch: UK’s DragonFire Laser Obliterates High-Speed Drone in Stunning New Test Video<\/strong><\/p>\n Hebrides Range, Scotland \u2013 November 27, 2025 (BNN Web Staff) \u2013<\/strong> In a dazzling display of futuristic firepower, the UK’s DragonFire laser weapon has vaporized a drone screaming through the skies at over 650 km\/h \u2013 nearly twice the speed of a Formula 1 car \u2013 in the latest trials off Scotland’s rugged coast. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) released dramatic footage Wednesday, showing the system’s turret swiveling to track the incoming threat before unleashing a silent, invisible beam that sends the target spiraling into a fiery plume and crashing wreckage below.<\/p>\n The successful test paves the way for rapid deployment: The MoD has inked a \u00a3316 million ($414 million) contract with MBDA UK to arm Royal Navy ships by 2027 \u2013 five years ahead of schedule \u2013 marking Europe\u2019s first high-power laser weapon to enter frontline service. At just \u00a310 ($13) per shot, DragonFire promises to revolutionize naval defense against the drone swarms plaguing modern battlefields, from the Red Sea to the Black Sea.<\/p>\n What Is DragonFire? A Beam of British Ingenuity<\/strong><\/p>\n DragonFire is the UK’s crown jewel in directed-energy weapons: a high-energy laser system engineered to neutralize drones, missiles, and airborne threats with a pinpoint beam of light, ditching costly bullets or missiles for something straight out of sci-fi.<\/p>\n Developed by a powerhouse consortium \u2013 MBDA UK, Leonardo, QinetiQ, and the MoD \u2013 with over 100 British firms in the supply chain, it’s a homegrown triumph that boosts the economy while bolstering defenses. The MoD hails it as “defence working as an engine for growth,” with every laser diode, circuit board, and sensor forged in the UK.<\/p>\n