2024-04-13 15:59:17
The UK could transfer the DragonFire laser weapon system to Ukraine in a few years. As Day.Az reports with reference to TASS, this statement was made by the British Minister of Defense Grant Shapps.
“There is now a conflict in Europe, in which our modern weapons may come in handy. Let’s just say that they should not be 100% ready for Ukraine to receive them,” The Daily Telegraph quotes the minister as saying.
According to Shapps, despite the fact that the DragonFire system will officially be adopted by the British fleet only in 2027, London is considering the possibility of transferring its prototypes to Kyiv ahead of schedule.
In March, the UK Ministry of Defense released footage of successful tests of the DragonFire system, which hit an aerial target. The laser is capable of striking “any visible target,” but is intended primarily for air defense.
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