UK To Install Laser Weapon On Its Type 083 Warship
The United Kingdom’s futuristic warship, codenamed Type 083, is slated to become part of a distributed sensor network. It will be armed with a laser gun that functions in tandem with air defense systems
Speaking at the Full Spectrum Air Defence Conference in London, Defence Procurement Minister James Cartlidge unveiled designs for the Type 83 Destroyer, the Royal Navy’s Future Air Dominance System, UK Defence Journal reported.
He said that these new ships would serve as more than just conventional combatants. Rather, they would be integrated into a dispersed sensing network.
They are a distributed sensor network. Effectively a ‘system of systems’,” Cartlidge stated. He explained that the Future Air Dominance System will use a variety of cutting-edge technology, including sophisticated radar detecting capabilities and directed energy weapons. Additionally, the vessel would have crewed and uncrewed operations for these systems.
