LDEW

English

This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Noun

LDEW (plural LDEWs)

1. (military) Initialism of laser-directed energy weapon.

   Hypernym: energy weapon

   • 2024 January 20, Mike Merritt, “Fired from Scots isle, laser gun that can hit a £1 coin from half a mile”, in Daily Mail, page 22:

     DragonFire, a laser-directed energy weapon (LDEW), achieved the first UK firing of a high-power laser against an aerial target.

   • 2024 March 14, Tom Porter, “Britain shows off a laser weapon that could take out drones for as little as $13”, in Business Insider, US edition:

     The UK’s Ministry of Defence has released new footage of its laser weapon DragonFire being tested. The video showed the laser-directed energy weapon, or LDEW, system successfully shooting an aerial target in tests off the coast of Scotland in January.

Further reading

• Directed-energy weapon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia