United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 58352
Lasers: Weapons
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9 June 2025
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17 June 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has his Department has made in developing novel directed energy weapons.
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9 June 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has his Department has made in developing novel directed energy weapons.
Source: Commons
17 June 2025
Answer
Following the Strategic Defence Review, we have announced nearly £1 billion in further investment for Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) this Parliament. This funding will ensure the DragonFire Laser DEW system enters service with the Royal Navy in 2027 and wi...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-09/58352
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1810909
- uk · wq-1810909 · source updated 17 June 2025