According to The Express, the new weapons would be significantly more powerful as they will combine multiple laser beams at once. The new DEWs would go over and beyond the capacity of the Dragonfire. The system was manufactured by a consortium of manufacturers led by MBDA. These include blinding a potential threat’s targeting sensors to identify, track, and prevent it, as well as harming or even eliminating it, according to Leonardo, which developed the system’s beam director. Using a variety of effects, the Dragonfire is meant to offer short-range air defense and close-in protection for naval vessels. The ‘Dragonfire’ Laser Weapon was tested in 2019, with the Ministry of Defense (MoD) releasing a video of the lethal technology, which showed the 50kW laser gun melting metal within seconds. The UK, however, has signed an agreement with the US and Australia to develop hypersonic weapons jointly.
Though the British media warned of destroying Russian hypersonic missiles, the UK itself does not have a hypersonic weapon, unlike Russia, which used a hypersonic missile in combat against Ukraine in March. The Dragonfire of the Royal Navy is a laser weapon mounted on warships that can annihilate drones and fast-attack crafts. The weapons that remain under development will be added to existing weaponry in which Whitehall has already invested £30 million.
It had then stated that the systems could be powered by a vehicle’s engine or a generator, lowering operational costs and allowing for unprecedented frontline flexibility. The announcement for these DEWs was made by the British Ministry of Defense in 2019. The new DEW systems are to be tested on Royal Navy ships in 2023, and if successful, they might be deployed to frontline units within a decade. On the other hand, Radiofrequency weapons can disrupt and cripple adversary computers and electronics within seconds. On its part, the laser and radiofrequency weapons require no ammunition and are fueled by electricity, indicating an advancement in technology. “One launch, Boris, and there’ll be no Britain.” I suspect it’s sabre-rattling for the domestic audience.
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Russian state TV warns UK that Moscow can “sink it forever” with a Sarmat ICBM or a 100-megaton missile that would spark a tsunami & turn UK “into a radioactive wasteland”. However, doubts regarding these claims persist due to the novelty of both hypersonic and laser weapons. It’s possible that the British media referred to the futuristic DEW to respond to Russian threats because several experts have claimed that since the laser moves at the speed of light, it might be able to successfully take down a hypersonic missile. “As it turned out, one Sarmat means minus one Great Britain,” he had said on-air as a direct threat to Britain for its assistance to Ukraine and its rhetoric against Russian forces. While Satan-2 or Sarmat ICBM is not a hypersonic missile in itself, Russia plans to team it up with its existing Avangard hypersonic missile for maximum impact on strike. The direct threat to wipe out Russian hypersonic weapons could be seen as the British media’s response to Russian state-media propaganda where pro-Putin TV anchor Vladimir Solovyov had said at ‘Putin’s Voice’ that Russia could ‘wipe Britain off the map’ with President Vladimir Putin’s new ‘big beast’ hypersonic 208-ton 15,880mph ‘Satan-2’ intercontinental ballistic missile. The British Ministry of Defense had earlier set aside £130 million ($137.7 million) to create three “directed energy weapons” (DEW) that are to be installed on warships, aircraft, helicopters, and armored vehicles. The British laser weapons would be mounted on ships and fire a high-energy light beam that can be used to track and destroy enemy drones, said British media, citing a threat to Putin’s hypersonic missiles in an Express report titled, “Royal Navy’s £130m laser can wipe out Putin’s hypersonic missiles in seconds.” ‘Knocked Out’: Russia’s Most Advanced Tank Goes Up In Flames After Ukrainian Army Gets A Direct Hit - Watch Following Russian state TV’s threat to ‘wipe Britain off the map’ with a ‘big beast’ hypersonic 208-ton ‘Satan-2’ Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the British media retaliated by claiming that the Royal Navy could ‘wipe off’ Russian hypersonic missiles with its laser weapons.
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