questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which class of Royal Navy ships will operate a directed energy weapon.
answerText: Our DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) will be fitted to four Royal Navy ships starting from 2027. Type 45 destroyers are being explored as the most suitable platform. The Ministry of Defence is maturing plans for future DEW capabilities along...
heading: Warships: Lasers