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Dutch news, in your languageThursday, 24 September 2026No. 16,961

Defence

Defense ministry aims to develop laser weapons to neutralize drones

NU.nl24 September · 12:4655 min ago

State Secretary Derk Boswijk signed an intent declaration with Australian company EOS to develop high-energy laser weapons capable of disabling drones using electricity instead of ammunition. If successful, the Netherlands plans to purchase these systems and potentially establish a European production facility for the technology.

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