Royal Navy’s Dragon Rider Trials Prove Drone Armada Concept Over 200 Miles of Southern England
A week-long exercise integrating multiple uncrewed systems with Wildcat helicopters, Royal Marines and ship commanders has demonstrated that long-range drone network operations are ready for Royal Navy use now – and signals the next phase of UK hybrid maritime capability development. The Royal Navy has completed a landmark series of trials demonstrating that multiple uncrewed […]
Cambridge Pixel Validates SAPIENT-Compliant Radar Processing at NATO Counter-UAS Exercise in Romania
A successful demonstration at NATO’s first Layered Counter-UAS Initiative exercise underlines the growing operational importance of open standards in counter-drone integration – and the competitive advantage available to UK suppliers building to SAPIENT compliance. Cambridge Pixel has demonstrated its radar processing software at a major NATO counter-UAS exercise in Romania, validating its SAPIENT-compliant technology in […]
Thales Secures NSPA Contract for Deployable Air Navigation System in Demonstration of NATO Procurement Route
Thales has been selected by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency to supply a Deployable Tactical Air Navigation system to the Spanish Air and Space Force, in a contract that demonstrates the NSPA’s growing role as a direct procurement channel for sovereign defence capability across the alliance. The D-TACAN system – based on Thales’ latest-generation […]
SUPPLY CHAIN NOTICE – Calibration Services For Tooling Supporting Boeing, Vertical Lift Helicopters.
Boeing Defence UK (Boeing) is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from potential suppliers for the provision of: – Aircraft Chinook and Apache derivative tooling calibration services across multiple sites in the South East of England. To submit an EOI
SUPPLY CHAIN NOTICE – WC1996742- NDT TESTING OF PSD TANKS T3 & T6, AKROTIRI, CYPRUS
The work described below will be undertaken for the two tanks one at a time: – Out of service inspection, including non-destructive examination and testing, grit blasting and recoating of the tank bottom and part of the shell plates – The rectificati
Jet Training System
Jet Training System (JTS) As announced in the Defence Investment Plan (DIP) 2026, the awarding authority has initiated the programme to invest in a new fast Jet Training System (JTS). With the Hawk T1 (Red Arrows) out of service date (2030) rapidly approa