Craig Langford
Trained as a mechanical engineer, Craig took an unconventional route into journalism, bringing with him a rare technical precision and analytical depth that continues to set his reporting apart.
Seeing Systems unveils Reaver drone carrier
Seeing Systems has unveiled Reaver, an uncrewed boat built to carry, launch and recover up to a hundred strike drones. #ApexEurope
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Defence show opens in London with focus on near-term kit
A new defence technology event built around operational problems opens at The Magazine in London on Wednesday, the first time the Apex series has been staged in Britain. #ApexEurope
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.
