For the first time scientists and engineers have successfully fired Raytheon's High-Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS) from a British Army combat vehicle. The lightweight, portable high-energy laser system is the first laser weapon integrated on a land vehicle to be…
The UK’s development of a sovereign hypersonic strike capability is taking a substantial leap forward, says the country’s Ministry of Defence, with a new agreement to facilitate collaboration on hypersonic technology. Ninety organisations from across industry and academia have secured…
The UK Ministry of Defence will see ship and submarine construction rise to 28 hulls thanks to a planned increase in defence spending to 2.5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The increase in build numbers includes six new amphibious warships…
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (UK MoD) will invest £4.5 billion ($8.67 billion) over the next decade in uncrewed systems for all three services under the UK Defence Drone Strategy which was launched on 22 February. The UK Defence…
The UK’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation has conducted the first trials of a mine hunting ‘mothership’ and autonomous vessels as a step towards fielding an autonomous mine hunting capability. In a milestone moment for the future of Royal…
The UK Ministry of Defence will launch the first of a new constellation of satellites in a three-year, £22 million contract with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) who will design and build the satellites. Helping to improve the UK’s ability…