Test footage of UK DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapon

UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Hebrides Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) end-to-end test 2023 / transition to Maritime LDEW engagement animation. Dstl footage and animation. ===================== Dstl on 11 March released declassified footage showing the DragonFire demonstrator being tested on the MoD Hebrides range against ‘above the horizon’ targets. While the full range of target sets was not disclosed, Dstl officials confirmed that a Banshee target drone was amongst the air threats engaged. According to the MoD, the latest end-to-end trials, conducted on the MoD Hebrides range during Q4 2023, successfully demonstrated the ability of DragonFire to track dynamic air targets and deliver high-end effects at range. The LDEW system was tested at various powers against representative air and maritime target at varying ranges, altitudes and speeds. Read more: ===================== For new videos every week, subscribe here! Follow us on Twitter: Follow us on LinkedIn: Like us on Facebook: Check out our daily naval defense news coverage at: NAVAL NEWS is fully focused on naval topics. We cover the latest naval defense shows & events. We also report on naval technology from all over the world. is updated daily with in-depth features, industry, and naval forces news round-ups, event coverage, video reports and more. Our top of the line site is responsive across all mobile and desktop devices.