‘Ocean’s Eleven weapon’ that wipes out enemy’s electricity and disables drones is being tested by British Army

THE British Army will trial a high-powered Ocean's Eleven-style weapon with the ability to disrupt enemy technology and disable drones.

Experts have compared it to "the pinch" device used in the 2001 film starring George Clooney where a team of con artists gain access to a Vegas vault.

The weapon seems to be straight out of Hollywood

The DragonFire laser could be deployed five years sooner than expectedCredit: Alamy

Such weaponry is expected to play a large part in future conflictsCredit: Alamy

The soon-to-be trialled weapon works in a similar way to 'the pinch' used in the film Ocean's ElevenCredit: Alamy

The weapon - which uses radio frequency - has been developed by scientists under Project Ealing research labs at Porton Down, in Salisbury, Wiltshire.

It detonates an intense electromagnetic pulse that can black out enemy communications.

It comes as The Sun's exclusive video shows the military laser DragonFire - which has seen development sped up in the hopes it could help in Ukraine and the Red Sea - in action.

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Matt Cork, an expert in directed energy weapons at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory described the 'Ocean's Eleven' Project Ealing tech as a "sledgehammer" but a non-lethal method that doesn't resort to "blowing stuff up".

During a briefing, The Times reports he said: "Imagine a room full of computers, or a telephone exchange, anything that has got electricity flying through it, you can disrupt it."

The weapon will be fitted to army support vehicles and trialled by 7th Air Defence Group from the summer, he added.

Mr Cork continued: "Just turning things off when we choose to turn things off leads to a potential where actually they [the enemy] stop trusting their own equipment.

"It creates that element of doubt in their ability to use their equipment when they need to use it."

There is a worry, however, that the technology could impact pacemakers' ability to work, with research continuing.

DragonFire

Grant Shapps, the defence secretary, said such weapons would have a "large part to play in future conflicts".

He went on to suggest military laser DragonFire could also be fast-tracked to Ukraine to help combat Russian drones.

It is expected to be ready for deployment by 2027 at the latest - five years earlier than originally planned.

Royal Navy ships will be fitted with the laser weapon.

Mr Shapps said he aimed to "speed up production" further considering "two big conflicts" in Ukraine and the Red Sea are currently ongoing that could use the new tech.