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By: Simon Schröder
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For $13, Britain's DragonFire system can shoot drones out of the sky.
Could the new weapon bring Putin to his knees in the Ukraine war?
London – 13 dollars per kill – this is the calculation made by the British Ministry of Defense.
The “DragonFire” laser weapon is intended to revolutionize air defense.
In a recently published video you can see how the new laser weapon shoots a drone out of the sky.
Ultra-precise, the weapon can hit targets as small as a coin from a kilometer away, reports
CNN
.
The laser can even cut through metal.
In terms of innovation, Kiev has had the upper hand in the Ukraine war so far.
Where Vladimir Putin relies primarily on quantity, Ukraine can score points with the quality of Western weapons.
In addition, the ingenuity of the Ukrainians has modernized warfare.
Drones in particular are a real game changer in the war against the Russian invasion.
British military's DragonFire laser weapon in use.
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Modern warfare in Ukraine: cheap drones against Putin's tanks
Cheap and deadly, the most expensive drones cost $100,000, far less than their targets.
The Russians' modern T-90 tanks, on the other hand, are no bargain: the vehicles cost up to $3.5 million each.
An extremely cost-effective defense could soon be established for anti-aircraft defense.
James Black, deputy managing director of the European think tank RAND, assessed the current state of warfare: “Low-cost drones and missiles have shifted the economic calculus of attack and defense in favor of those who use large quantities of cheap unmanned systems and munitions to create a sophisticated to overwhelm air and missile defenses”
DragonFire as extremely efficient air defense: soon to be tested in the Ukraine war?
The “DragonFire” would be perfect as an answer to inexpensive drones and small rockets.
“This type of advanced weaponry has the potential to revolutionize combat by reducing reliance on expensive munitions,” said UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps.
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Now more and more voices are being raised that the new weapon system should be subjected to a practical test in Ukraine.
“We are ready to test it in Ukraine,” said Oleksiy Honcharenko, a member of the Ukrainian parliament.
However, so far there are no concrete plans to send this combat device to Ukraine, as
Newsweek
reports.
In the US House of Representatives, the urgently needed Ukraine aid package is still being blocked by Republicans.
(SiSchr)