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The rapid integration and deployment of a new low-cost anti-drone missile on RAF Typhoon jets was made possible in part through trials conducted at MOD Aberporth range in west Wales, operated by QinetiQ under its Long Term Partnering Agreement with the Ministry of Defence.
The Royal Air Force has deployed the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System on anti-drone operations in the Middle East, fitted to Typhoon fighter jets, after moving from testing to operational deployment in under two months.
Minister Luke Pollard has told Parliament that defence suppliers who fail to deliver on time will earn less, as the government overhauls the rules governing around half of all defence equipment spending.
Aeralis, developing a potential Red Arrows replacement, has collapsed into administration blaming delays to the UK Defence Investment Plan.
Four firms have been picked to support Project NYX, the British Army's programme to develop autonomous uncrewed systems as loyal wingmen for Apache attack helicopters.
Twenty-seven nations have signed a joint statement affirming political support for an independent multinational military mission to secure freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
The United Kingdom played a central role in transporting highly enriched uranium from Venezuela to the United States as part of a trilateral nuclear security operation completed in early May.
Glasgow City Council has voted to deny the Royal Regiment of Scotland the Freedom of the City, a decision that has drawn criticism from politicians across party lines, the UK Defence Journal understands.
For a stealth aircraft like the F-35, whose radar-absorbent surface treatments are critical to its low-observable characteristics, corrosion management carries operational as well as maintenance implications.
The Ministry of Defence has approved the procurement of the Small Diameter Bomb II as an interim standoff weapon for the F-35.
