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Britain awards 316-million-pound ($413 million) contract to missile company MBDA UK.
Britain awarded a £316 million contract to MBDA UK for DragonFire laser systems.
KEY POINTS
- DragonFire laser system costs only £10 per shot, vastly undercutting traditional missile expenses.
- DragonFire was recently tested and successfully shot down high-speed drones.
- The system will be installed on a Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer by 2027.
- The contract will sustain 590 jobs across the UK, according to the government.
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