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The Council of the EU has approved the first five European Defence Projects of Common Interest under the European Defence Industry Programme, covering drones, maritime defence, space, air and missile […]
The UK Ministry of Defence has opened access to battlefield sensor data collected in Ukraine to up to twelve British companies, inviting them to develop artificial intelligence models for autonomous […]
More than 300 soldiers, engineers and defence technology companies joined the British Army, NATO’s Allied Land Command and US Army Europe and Africa at a ten-day exercise in Dorset to […]
HMS Agamemnon, the sixth Astute Class attack submarine built by BAE Systems at Barrow-in-Furness, has departed the shipyard to begin sea trials ahead of entering service with the Royal Navy. […]
Government defence spending with Scottish industry reached £2.53 billion in 2025/26, a 13% increase in real terms and the highest level since records began. The figure represents £460 per head […]
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced the establishment of a National Centre for Information Defence to counter state-sponsored disinformation, and committed the UK to leading the development of global artificial […]
Leidos has secured a contract extension from the US Army to operate the Airborne Reconnaissance and Targeting Exploitation Multi-Mission Intelligence System (ARTEMIS) across Europe through summer 2027, with options for […]
Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivered a speech to the UN General Assembly on 22 September 2026, setting out his vision for Britain’s international role and addressing what he characterised as […]
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has told the UK Space Power Conference that space control is now as critical to national deterrence as air and naval superiority were in previous centuries, […]
The Ministry of Defence has released £50 million in Defence Growth Deal funding to Plymouth, unlocking a further £34 million from industry and local partners. The £84 million package is […]
The RAF has established No. III Space Effects Squadron, its first dedicated unit tasked with countering hostile threats to UK satellites. The squadron, announced on 23 September 2026 by Air […]
Babcock and quantum-encryption specialist Arqit have jointly demonstrated secure data transfer between a command centre and a deployed mortar system using quantum-safe encryption at the DVD 2026 event at Millbrook. […]
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