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U.K. Army tests anti-drone radio-wave weapon

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The UK tested a weapon to destroy drones. The weapon uses radio waves to knock drones out of the sky. Many armies use drones to attack enemies. Drones cause a lot of damage. The UK's new weapon uses radio waves to damage computer chips inside drones. This can make 100 drones crash at the same time.

The UK spent $53 million on its anti-drone weapon. It costs 18 cents to fire one shot at drones. A bullet costs ten times more. The UK wanted to find cheaper ways to defend its soldiers. Drones are seen more and more in combat. Last year, Ukraine had to defend itself against attacks from more than 18,000 drones.

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The British Army tested a weapon to destroy drones. The weapon uses radio waves to knock drones out of the sky. Many armies use drones to attack enemy soldiers and cities. Drones are good at attacking enemies. They can cause a lot of damage. Britain's new weapon uses radio waves to damage the computer chips inside drones. This makes the drones crash. The weapon can quickly bring down 100 drones. This gives armies an advantage in a war.

The U.K. spent $53 million on the anti-drone weapon. It is cheap to operate. It costs 18 cents to fire one shot at drones. A British Army bullet costs ten times more. The Army wanted to find cheaper ways to defend its soldiers. An Army spokesperson said drones are seen more and more in combat in Ukraine. He said that last year, Ukraine had to defend itself against attacks from more than 18,000 drones.

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The British Army has tested a new weapon to destroy drones. It is a radio-wave weapon system that can knock drones out of the sky. Many armies use drones to attack enemy soldiers, tanks, and cities. Drones are good at attacking enemies and can cause a lot of damage. Britain's new weapon uses high-frequency radio waves to destroy the computer chips inside drones. This causes the drones to crash. The British Army said the system could bring down more than 100 drones almost instantly. This could give the Army a big advantage on the battlefield.

The U.K. spent $53 million developing the anti-drone weapon. The weapon is cheap to operate. It costs 18 cents to fire one shot at a swarm of drones. This is one-tenth of the price of a British Army bullet. A spokesperson said it was important to find cheaper ways to defend British soldiers. He pointed to Russia's use of drones in its three-year war against Ukraine. The U.K. government said: "Drone swarms are increasingly seen in use in frontline combat in Ukraine. U.K. intelligence estimates that last year, Ukraine had to defend against attacks from more than 18,000 drones."

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The British Army has successfully tested a new weapon to destroy drones. It has created a radio-wave weapon system that can knock swarms of drones out of the sky. Many armies around the world use drones to attack enemy soldiers, tanks, and cities. Drones are a very effective way of attacking enemies. They can cause a lot of damage. The British Army's new system uses high-frequency radio waves to destroy the computer chips that control drones. This causes the drones to crash or fly off-course. An Army spokesperson said the system could take out more than 100 drones almost instantly. He said it could give the Army a big advantage on the battlefield.

The U.K. government spent more than $53 million developing the anti-drone weapons system. The system is very cheap to operate. It costs just 18 cents to fire one shot at a swarm of drones. This is one-tenth of the price of a standard bullet used by the British Army. A spokesperson said it was important to find cheap and effective ways to defend British soldiers. He pointed to Russia's use of drones in its three-year war against Ukraine. The U.K. government said: "Drone swarms are increasingly seen in use in frontline combat in Ukraine. U.K. intelligence estimates that last year, Ukraine had to defend against attacks from more than 18,000 drones."

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