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The UK plans to put its DragonFire laser weapon on 4 of its warships

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UK plans to deploy DragonFire laser weapons on four destroyers by 2027 .

Part of a 2.2bn , or $2.8 billion , boost in UK defense spending over next financial year .

Move toward lasers has been sped up by threats posed by drones, which are cheap and can be fitted with explosives.

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