Raytheon UK is set to receive what it describes as the first high-energy laser weapon system to be tested and integrated in the United Kingdom. The goal is to improve the understanding of how such systems can be fielded. Designed to stop aerial threats such as unmanned aerial vehicles, the 15-kilowatt laser is the latest development in the UK Ministry of Defence’s Land Demonstrator programme, said the company. It is operationally ready and the portable defensive weapon system will be integrated onto a Wolfhound military vehicle.