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QinetiQ is investing £20m to accelerate development and production of high-energy laser technology, unveiling its HELENA laser source brand at Farnborough.
Day one of the Farnborough International Airshow generated more than £36.2bn in commercial aircraft deals, according to ADS, with 234 firm aircraft orders placed, up 44% on the opening day of the previous show.
Raytheon UK has unveiled Red Kite, designed and digitally engineered in Britain, built on the StormBreaker airframe and aimed at strengthening RAF stockpile resilience.
Russian frigate Neustrashimy conducted a live-fire gunnery exercise around 40 nautical miles from Portsmouth, ar reported by the BBC.
Wes Streeting has been appointed Defence Secretary in Andy Burnham's first cabinet, taking on delivery of the Defence Investment Plan as John Healey, who resigned from Defence over spending last month, becomes Chancellor.
Babcock, ACUA Ocean and Frankenburg have signed an MoU to combine launchers, low-cost missiles and uncrewed vessels into a maritime counter-drone concept. #FIA2026
GA-ASI and Kongsberg have passed the first design reviews for putting the stealthy Joint Strike Missile on the MQ-9B.
Anduril has unveiled Thunder, a robotic gunship to fly alongside Apaches, carrying ten Hellfire-class missiles or 76 rockets, with first flight planned for 2027. #FIA2026
Weapons testing for the RAF's Protector is complete, with the Paveway IV bomb and Brimstone 3 missile qualified for the drone after a six-year UK-US effort.
HMS Duncan has carried out live gunnery training while deployed on Arctic Sentry, with the destroyer marking the anniversary of the Royal Navy's Engineering Branch by putting her weapons engineers' work to the test.
