Ray gun that uses high frequency radio waves to take out enemy drones and costs 10p to fire is successfully trialled by British Army
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A ray gun that uses high-frequency radio waves to take out enemy drones and costs just 10p to fire has been successfully trialled by the British Army. The radio frequency-directed energy weapon (RFDEW) can detect, track and destroy a range of threats across land, air and sea up to a kilometre (0.62 miles) away.
![[The Army trialled a demonstrator version in a live firing exercise against drones at a range in west Wales]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/00/93411379-14219995-The_Army_trialled_a_demonstrator_version_in_a_live_firing_exerci-a-54_1734912103404.jpg)
It fires high-frequency waves that disrupt or damage critical electronic components inside targets such as unmanned vehicles, causing them to be immobilised or fall out of the sky. The Army successfully trialled a demonstrator version of the RFDEW in a live firing exercise against drones at a range in west Wales.
![[RFDEWs are capable of neutralising targets up to 1km away with near instant effect and at an estimated cost of 10p per shot fired]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/00/93411373-14219995-RFDEWs_are_capable_of_neutralising_targets_up_to_1km_away_with_n-a-56_1734912103409.jpg)
The RFDEW can detect, track and destroy a range of threats across land, air and sea up to a kilometre away. The Army trialled a demonstrator version in a live firing exercise against drones at a range in west Wales. RFDEWs are capable of neutralising targets up to 1km away with near instant effect and at an estimated cost of 10p per shot fired.
Defence minister Maria Eagle hailed the RFDEW as a ‘potentially game-changing’ weapon. The war in Ukraine and Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping have demonstrated how low-cost drones can have a devastating impact. Suspicious drones have also been repeatedly sighted over sensitive military bases in recent weeks, including US bases in both America and Britain. Those incidents coincided with dozens of sightings over the US state of New Jersey. Traditional weapons such as surface-to-air missiles can cost many times more than the drones they are trying to shoot down but the RFDEW costs only 10p to fire.
