Raytheon UK has announced that a new European hub for laser weaponry is to be based in Livingston.
Anti-drone technology is to be built in Scotland to help meet the growing demand for laser weapons which target small attack drones.
The firm’s president of electronic warfare systems, Annabel Flores, told the BBC that “demand is spiking for cost-effective lasers” able to defeat “asymmetric” threats from drones, rockets and mortars.
