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The cutting-edge DragonFire laser will be installed on Royal Navy warships from 2027. ✅ New way of shooting down drones and missiles. ✅ Costs around £10 per shot ✅ New procurement reforms mean it will be operational five years earlier 👉 https://ow.ly/ITA250Rf5W5
That’s ace. When can we have the pot holes fixed and the bins emptied? I fear bombing the UK right now may make it look better.
Unfortunately in three years we won’t have any sea worthy ships or crew to man them so it my be part of the MOD’s strategy of using other nations to support us in war, instead of building our military up.
My former warfare colleagues may be able to correct me but, didn’t we have a laser device installed in the Type 22 and Type 42s operating in the Gulf in the late 1980s?
We need them now not 2027 roll on 5%of GDP get our forces ready incase we need them.
All joking aside… We all wish for our incredible armed forces to have the backing and support they need, to ensure their safety and the safety of the Nation. All power to those who create technology for that purpose. Of course there’s a price to everything and it’s about sensible economics and having the right people that make the right decisions. That’s always been the hard part.
I would imagine that the initial cost of installing one on a ship is expensive but you can't really argue with £10 a shot considering the amount of missles being sent from Yemen. It could be a cost save and more environmentally friendly.
Not enough trained personnel, but lasers.. makes total sense
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8moSharks, with laser beams on their head, next please :-)