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Tytan scales up low cost drone interceptor production
Shooting down a forty thousand pound Shahed with a million pound missile is why Tytan is building low cost interceptors by the thousand. #ApexEurope
Robot boat found its way in the Solent without satellites
An uncrewed surface vessel has been navigated through the Solent using radar matched against stored maps of the coastline rather than satellite positioning. #ApexEurope
Russia wants Europe used to not reacting, Helsing warns
Russian testing of European defences is meant to wear down the continent's willingness to respond at all, the UK managing director of the military artificial intelligence company Helsing told #ApexEurope.
NAVAL NEWS
Sweden counts its difficult waters as an advantage
The Baltic archipelago defeats sonar, and the Swedish navy treats that as an advantage worth having. #ApexEurope
Robot boat found its way in the Solent without satellites
An uncrewed surface vessel has been navigated through the Solent using radar matched against stored maps of the coastline rather than satellite positioning. #ApexEurope
Drone vessel firm Syos takes outside investment
SYOS Aerospace has raised institutional money for the first time after five years funding its growth entirely from customer contracts.
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.
AVIATION NEWS
We have always found a route to yes, says air regulator
The Military Aviation Authority has yet to meet an uncrewed system for which it could not find a path to approval, its head of regulation and certification told the #ApexEurope conference in London on Wednesday.
Uncrewed Systems Centre to pull drone buying together
A newly arrived two-star now has the job of making British drone buying cohere, the Military Aviation Authority told #ApexEurope.
Two of Britain’s new E-7 aircraft airborne
Both of the Royal Air Force's delivered Boeing E-7 Wedgetail aircraft were flying at the same time on Thursday afternoon, the first occasion on which the two have been airborne together.
Open an office in Ukraine, officer tells defence firms
Open an office in Ukraine and ask what the problem is before trying to sell us anything, a Ukrainian officer told #ApexEurope.
High explosive payloads keep a human in the loop
Where a person sits in the decision depends on what the system is carrying, and anything with a high explosive payload will keep a human in the loop, a panel on autonomous mass heard at #ApexEurope.
LAND NEWS
Car parts giant lends engineers to German missile maker
ZF, one of the world's largest automotive suppliers, is providing engineering services to Diehl Defence on selected development projects, and is seconding its own specialists to work alongside Diehl staff.
RENK wins transmission order for Patria tracked vehicles
The German drivetrain manufacturer RENK has taken a follow-on order worth €30 million from Patria for transmissions to go into the TRACKX family of light tracked vehicles.
Most British manufacturers now eyeing defence work
Nearly three-quarters of British manufacturers are already working in defence or exploring how to get into it, and four in five have adopted or are trialling artificial intelligence, according to the accountancy firm Crowe.
Counter-drone turrets for Poland get GPS-free navigation
Hundreds of inertial navigation units designed to keep working when satellite signals are jammed or spoofed are to be fitted to counter-drone weapon stations bound for Poland, under an $18.5 million agreement.
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.
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