The kingdom wants to spend almost 3 billion euros on upgrading the weaponry of its Type 45 destroyers (Daring class) - not only to give the fleet more firepower in the short term, but also to visibly come closer to the 2.5% target for defence spending. Not just one, but four of the ships are to be equipped with the DragonFire LDEW (Laser Directed Energy Weapon) laser weapon system by 2027, which is currently only available as a demonstrator. In addition to the advantage of unlimited availability on board (as long as enough electrical energy can be generated), there is the price advantage of the laser weapon: a laser shot costing well under a hundred euros is equivalent to a thousand euros for an intelligent artillery shot or a complex missile shot costing millions of euros. And a laser shot works at the speed of light - not to be sneezed at either!
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