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How Wes Streeting is faring as Defence Secretary
What can be said at this stage is that Streeting has been visible, fluent in front of industry audiences, and disciplined about refusing to make commitments he cannot yet cost.
Army radio support deal to go to Babcock
The Ministry of Defence intends to place an 18-month contract worth £150 million with Babcock Integrated Technology to sustain the British Army's tactical communications systems, warning that failure to do so would leave a critical capability gap.
Warship cut in two found off the Isle of Wight
Divers have located the wreck of HMS Tiger, a Royal Navy warship lost off the Isle of Wight in 1908 after being cut in two during a training exercise.
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Warship cut in two found off the Isle of Wight
Divers have located the wreck of HMS Tiger, a Royal Navy warship lost off the Isle of Wight in 1908 after being cut in two during a training exercise.
British warship opens fire in the Arabian Sea
HMS Dragon has carried out live gunnery serials in the Arabian Sea, testing her Phalanx close-in weapon system and 30mm guns while operating in the Middle East.
Robots to weld American warships in shipyard pilot
HII and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries are running a pilot programme to install intelligent mechanised welding equipment at HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding yard in Mississippi, extending automation into areas of warship construction that currently rely on manual welding.
AI submarine hunter flown on American helicopters
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated an artificial intelligence system for anti-submarine warfare aboard United States Navy MH-60R helicopters during RIMPAC 2026 off Hawaii, retraining the software on newly encountered underwater sounds.
American warship downs drones with laser weapon
The US Navy has confirmed that a frontline destroyer has successfully used a ship-mounted laser weapon to defeat multiple uncrewed aerial threats during a recent at-sea demonstration.
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Portugal buys drones used to watch the English Channel
Tekever has signed a contract with the Portuguese Air Force to supply its AR5 uncrewed aircraft for maritime surveillance, with delivery and initial operational capability scheduled for September, the company stated.
Trump flew into RAF base as Air Force One acted as decoy
Trump arrived at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk last month aboard a jet other than the Air Force One he had been filmed boarding an hour earlier in Ankara, after a credible Iranian threat prompted a deception operation.
British interceptor firm valued at billions after raise
Cambridge Aerospace has closed a Series C funding round worth $300 million at a valuation of $3.4 billion, money the air defence company says will go towards scaling manufacturing and delivering on existing contracts including work for the British armed forces.
Thales wins deal to run Britain’s Link 16 network
The Ministry of Defence has awarded Thales UK a contract worth £9.8 million to support the system that manages and monitors all Link 16 activity across the United Kingdom.
Drones printed and flown in a day at US test base
Small drone manufacturers gathered at Edwards Air Force Base in California in July for Game of Drones, an event built around designing, assembling and flying an aircraft inside a single day, the base stated.
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Hybrid Foxhound and Boxer could carry lasers, paper says
Hybrid versions of Foxhound and Boxer could each carry a high-energy laser within the mass the platform is already built to take, according to a paper presented in Michigan today.
The British firm sizing military powertrains in hours
Too big a battery and you lose a troop seat. Too small and the engine has to start, giving away your position. Power Size Technologies says it can settle that trade in hours rather than years, before anyone cuts metal.
Police investigate bomb threat posts against Scotland
Police Scotland is assessing a series of posts published on a large Scottish tourism Instagram account claiming that explosive devices had been planted in shopping centres and universities across the country.
How Wes Streeting is faring as Defence Secretary
What can be said at this stage is that Streeting has been visible, fluent in front of industry audiences, and disciplined about refusing to make commitments he cannot yet cost.
Army radio support deal to go to Babcock
The Ministry of Defence intends to place an 18-month contract worth £150 million with Babcock Integrated Technology to sustain the British Army's tactical communications systems, warning that failure to do so would leave a critical capability gap.
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