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Lithuanian firm brings Ukraine-proven drones to London
A Lithuanian manufacturer whose munitions and recon drones are in Ukrainian service is bringing its full range to #ApexEurope in London this week, including a counter-drone interceptor built to shoot down Shahed types.
INEOS wins first army orders for Grenadier in Europe
The Italian Army and the Austrian government have each ordered INEOS Grenadiers, the first time the vehicle has been bought by sovereign armed forces, according to INEOS Automotive.
German-Ukrainian venture to expand drone output for Kyiv
A joint venture between the German firm Quantum Systems and Ukraine's Frontline Robotics has won a follow-on contract from the National Guard of Ukraine and is preparing to increase production fivefold next year.
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Drone boats fight each other at sea for the first time
A Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessel armed with a mounted gun destroyed a Russian one-way attack boat in the Black Sea last month, in what is assessed as the first direct engagement between drone boats from the two sides.
HMS Queen Elizabeth trials all-day dining at sea
Sailors aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth are being fed around the clock rather than at fixed meal times, under a trial the Royal Navy has chosen the carrier to run on behalf of the whole fleet.
French submarine fires new nuclear weapon
France has fired its latest submarine-launched ballistic missile for the first time from Le Vigilant, with President Macron watching from the deck of a frigate.
Commandos land from German submarine on Scottish coast
British commandos have come ashore at Cape Wrath from a German attack submarine and directed the guns of a Portuguese frigate onto targets inland.
Ukraine offers combat-tested drone tech to JEF
Ukraine has proposed deeper defence technology cooperation with the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, including the use of Ukrainian drone, counter-drone and battlefield sensing technology across the Baltic and North Atlantic regions.
AVIATION NEWS
Derbyshire firm joins tactical radio supply framework
A Derbyshire company that designs and builds professional radio accessories has been appointed to a government framework for tactical communications worth an estimated £727 million in its lot.
Drone landing system cut from three units to one
A Cambridgeshire firm that lets drones land precisely using radar rather than satellite positioning has cut the equipment needed on the ground from three units to one. #ApexEurope
New British weapons firm to announce first products
A company setting out to become Britain's next sovereign defence prime, built around producing complex weapons faster, will announce its first products at #ApexEurope this week.
US Navy tests autonomy that adapts a plan in flight
An uncrewed combat aircraft has been flown in an American trial in which the autonomy software was given the commander's intent rather than a fixed route, and allowed to rework the plan as the scenario changed.
Lithuanian firm brings Ukraine-proven drones to London
A Lithuanian manufacturer whose munitions and recon drones are in Ukrainian service is bringing its full range to #ApexEurope in London this week, including a counter-drone interceptor built to shoot down Shahed types.
LAND NEWS
Logistics firms form alliance to supply British defence
Four companies have joined forces under a new banner called Forfield to bid for work managing the supply chains the Ministry of Defence depends on, according to Kuehne+Nagel, one of the partners.
Aberdeen research shapes NATO study of future fuel supply
Whether NATO's European members can fuel their armed forces out to 2050, in peacetime and in war, has been assessed in a new report drawing on research led from Aberdeen, according to the university.
New tool aims to find terrorist material on devices
Police officers are to be given a way of checking a seized phone or computer against a library of more than a million files produced by terrorist organisations, according to Cyacomb, the Edinburgh firm behind it.
INEOS wins first army orders for Grenadier in Europe
The Italian Army and the Austrian government have each ordered INEOS Grenadiers, the first time the vehicle has been bought by sovereign armed forces, according to INEOS Automotive.
Babcock and Arqit test quantum-resistant battlefield link
Encrypted operational data has been sent from one site to a deployed mortar system at another using cryptography designed to withstand attack by future quantum computers.
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