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UK laser weapon that can kill a coin a kilometer away set to equip destroyers

Britain’s DragonFire laser weapon has shot down high-speed drones in new trials, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) said Wednesday, as the government awarded a £316 million contract to MBDA to deliver the ...

‘Britain in talks with Argentina over lifting weapons ban’ despite Buenos Aires still claiming Falklands belong to them

BRITAIN is reportedly in talks with Argentina about lifting a long-standing weapons ban despite the country still claiming ...
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DragonFire Laser Weapon Engages High Speed Drones in Latest Test

The DragonFire system successfully shot down drones travelling at up to 650km/h at a range in Scotland, just as a £316m contract for its deployment on a Type 45 destroyer by 2027 was awarded. The ...
The Canary

Will Diego Garcia base become a nuclear weapons staging ground?

UK is returning Chagos Islands to Mauritius but maintaining ownership over the US-operated Diego Garcia, raising nuclear fears ...
Human Rights Watch

Incendiary Weapons: Need For Stronger Law and a New Forum

Eighty years ago, the firebombings of Dresden and Tokyo demonstrated the horrors of incendiary weapons. These UK and US airstrikes near the end of the Second World War blanketed large cities with ...