UK beefs up Royal Navy counter-drone tech with $413 million laser contract

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain awarded a 316 million pound ($413 million) contract to missile company MBDA UK to provide DragonFire laser systems for the Royal Navy, it said on Thursday, as part of a plan to add new technology to ships for countering drones.

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(Reporting by Sam Tabahriti, writing by Sarah Young; Editing by Muvija M)