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Lasers: Weapons

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 902912, tabled on 14 May 2024

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure DragonFire’s effective operational readiness.

Answered on

20 May 2024

DSTL have conducted operational analysis of the proposed system and have confirmed with the Royal Navy that the DragonFire system will provide operationally relevant capability. An established test programme using the existing the DragonFire system will provide further evidence and validation. The programme has already commenced multiple work streams to mature Defence Lines of Development to deliver Minimum Deployable Capability.

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