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Craig Langford

Craig Langford
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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.
Handheld GPS device displaying a color map, held by a person in a vehicle cockpit

BAE Systems begins production of NavGuide GPS receiver

BAE Systems has begun production and initial deliveries of its NavGuide GPS receiver, a portable M-Code GPS receiver intended to replace the Defense Advanced GPS Receiver after more than 20 years in service.

British warship ignores Chinese warnings in Spratlys

HMS Spey has carried out a freedom of navigation operation around the disputed Spratly Islands, brushing off Chinese warnings.
Quadcopter drone carrying a payload over a field with a military tank on the right under cloudy skies

British Army demonstrates future mix of drones and armour

The British Army's 3rd Division has demonstrated how it intends to fight in the near future at an Armoured Expo event on Salisbury Plain, showing how autonomous ground vehicles, drones and soldiers will operate together as an integrated force.
Grey autonomous helicopter drone with a two-bladed rotor on a forest path, rugged landing skids, surrounded by dense jungle.

Sikorsky, Robinson win US Marine autonomous logistics work

Robinson Unmanned will deliver the first R66 TURBINETRUCK to Sikorsky for integration, test and evaluation and demonstration.

Rolls-Royce reports strong defence start as orders flow

Rolls-Royce has reported a strong start to 2026 in its defence business, with more than a 20 per cent year-on-year increase in original equipment deliveries and a series of significant programme milestones.
Team of workers in high-visibility jackets stand in front of blue scissor lift and yellow JCB boom lifts at an industrial yard, with a large yellow gantry crane labeled H & W in the background.

Navantia UK appoints Belfast firm as FSS equipment supplier

Navantia UK has appointed Balloo Hire Centre, part of the Briggs Group, as its preferred hire equipment supplier for the Fleet Solid Support programme at its Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
Twin-engine propeller aircraft in a hangar viewed head-on, with red pipes and bright overhead lights above.

Northrop Grumman delivers 70th E-2D Hawkeye to US Navy

Northrop Grumman has delivered the 70th E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft to the US Navy.
Torpedo submerged in dark ocean water, trailing bubbles as it drifts forward.

L3Harris wins contract for submarine-launched drone system

L3Harris Technologies has received a contract from the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit for a system which deploys and retrieves autonomous underwater vehicles through submarine torpedo tubes.
Military aircraft in flight with landing gear down against a clear blue sky, labeled NAVY on its fuselage.

First US Navy MQ-25A Stingray completes maiden test flight

Boeing and the US Navy have completed the first test flight of an operational MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial refuelling aircraft.

L3Harris wins Trident flight test instrumentation deal

L3Harris has been awarded a contract modification to support flight test instrumentation for the Trident II Strategic Weapon System, with work taking place across the US and at Barrow-in-Furness in the UK.