British troopers have used a “game-changing” radio-wave weapon that may destroy drones for lower than the price of a pack of mince pies.

The British Military trialled a Radio Frequency Directed Power Weapon that may “detect, monitor and have interaction a spread of threats throughout land, air and sea.”

The Ministry of Defence mentioned the weapons can destroy targets as much as 1000 metres away.

Every hearth prices an estimated 10p, offering chiefs with “a cheap complement to conventional missile-base air defence techniques”.

The weapon makes use of excessive frequency waves to disrupt or harm important digital elements inside units corresponding to drones, inflicting them to be immobilised or fall out of the sky.

Defence minister Maria Eagle mentioned it was a “probably game-changing” weapon.

The warfare in Ukraine and Houthi assaults on Crimson Sea transport have demonstrated how low-cost drones can have a devastating influence.

Defence procurement minister Ms Eagle mentioned: “The profitable firing by the British troopers of our radio frequency directed vitality weapon is one other step ahead for a probably game-changing sovereign weapon for the UK.

“It is nice to see defence specialists and trade working collaboratively to place cutting-edge gear within the arms of our armed forces.

“This can be a demonstration of the UK remaining on the forefront of directed vitality weapons and growing a vital benefit in opposition to the rising threats we face.”

The military efficiently trialled a demonstrator model of the RFDEW in a reside firing train in opposition to drones at a spread in west Wales.

The event system has been produced by a consortium led by Thales UK, together with sub-contractors QinetiQ, Teledyne e2v and Horiba Mira, and helps as much as 135 high-skilled jobs within the UK.