Great Britain is considering the possibility of sending a prototype laser weapon to Ukraine. It is about means to shoot down drones and missiles. This was reported by The Daily Telegraph with reference to British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps.

The head of the Defense Ministry inspected the DragonFire laser weapons laboratory. He noted that the deployment of this weapon is "the largest expenditure of money on defense."

"What I want to do is accelerate a process that is normally very long, perhaps up to 10 years, to a much shorter timeframe and deploy it, potentially on ships and potentially on land," Shapps said.

According to Shapps, the UK wants to have DragonFire in service by 2027. But, as the minister noted, Britain is also working to see if it can send prototypes to Ukraine earlier, even if they are not 100% advanced.

DragonFire is actually a laser beam capable of shooting down drones and missiles. The weapon is invisible and silent because the wavelength of the light is about one micron, which the human eye cannot detect.

The British Ministry of Defense notes that the system is powerful enough to shoot down projectiles that move faster than, for example, ballistic missiles. The main feature of laser weapons is their low cost. A shot is stated to cost £10.