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The UK is committing £100 million to air defence capabilities for Ukraine this winter, including Patriot missiles, large-calibre artillery ammunition and drones, as Defence Secretary Wes Streeting chairs the Ukraine […]
Ford is bidding the Ranger for the British Army’s Light Mobility Vehicle programme, partnering with General Dynamics Land Systems and Ricardo. The £900m contract represents the Army’s shift toward lighter […]
The Ministry of Defence has published guidance listing the platforms, frameworks and funding schemes through which companies and researchers can access technology and R&D contracts and grants. The guidance covers […]
The MoD is actively encouraging startups and tech-led SMEs to innovate for Defence to capitalise on fast-moving civilian technologies and boost national security. Many are targeting hybrid or ‘dual use’ […]
UK Defence Innovation has opened a £5 million competition for integrated counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) capabilities designed to protect deployed forces. The two-stage Project PANOPTES competition closes for stage-one submissions […]
The NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) has participated in an exercise to demonstrate its capability to be transported by the Royal Air Force to any location globally. The NSRS is […]
Air Command, the headquarters of the Royal Air Force, has been redesignated as Air and Space Command, reflecting the RAF’s role as the Lead Command for Space across Defence. Air […]
DPRTE recently spoke to Mindlink CTO, Luke Terry, on the subject of how data security and trust are becoming as central to operational advantage as the platforms and sensors defence […]
The Ministry of Defence has allocated funding to examine whether Type 45 destroyers will require extended service beyond their planned out-of-service date of 2035-38. The decision follows the abandonment of […]
NATO’s technology agency and Finnish forces have tested a system for detecting and locating GPS jamming and interference at sea and in the air, as disruption to satellite navigation signals […]
British soldiers could be equipped with rucksack-sized powered paragliders for covert missions in hostile territory, following development by a UK start-up. Backed by around £6 million from the Ministry of […]
Britain expects workforce demand across its Defence Nuclear Enterprise to reach around 65,000 by 2030, up from an estimated 47,600 jobs currently supported by the sector. The expansion will underpin […]
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