The very FIRST sentence in that article (that's as far as I've gotten so far) is 100% false!!
They state:
"
The United States may have a dedicated Space Force, but it appears the
British Defence Ministry is the first to deploy a space-age weapon to combat drone threats.
Last week, the ministry tested its
DragonFire laser in Hebrides, Scotland, successfully knocking a drone out of the air.
"
but several countries have already developed and openly demonstrated this same "Laser Anti-Drone" technology.
Australia Sept 2023
Russia Aug 2023
France Aug 2023
and this one goes all the way back to June of 2018 (
USA for the WIN)