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Warships: Lasers

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 4 December 2025UIN 94761

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November to Question 93390 on Type 45 Destroyers: Lasers and with reference to his oral statement on UK Airstrike: Houthi Military Facility, Column 333, Official Report, 30 April 2025

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Ministry of Defence plans to install the first DragonFire system on a Royal Navy vessel in 2027. The installation of additional systems will be in accordance with the Defence Investment Plan.

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