Lasers: Weapons
(asked on 11th April 2019) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the development of high energy laser weapons systems.
This question was answered on 25th April 2019
The Ministry of Defence Strategic Programmes team has established a Novel Weapons team to build on the work carried out by Defence Science and Technology. It is preparing the Ministry of Defence for the introduction of capabilities, including High Energy Lasers. A range of Capability Demonstration Programmes will be undertaken to accelerate the introduction of Directed Energy Weapons by approximately 10 years and further inform the Armed Forces of their utility.