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.
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.
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.
US Air Force selects three firms for nuclear microreactors
The US Department of the Air Force has selected three companies to potentially develop and operate nuclear microreactors on military installations as part of its Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations initiative.
Royal Navy merges officer and rating initial training
The Royal Navy is introducing a new approach to Initial Naval Training that will see officers and ratings complete the same 10-week foundation course at HMS Raleigh.
UK funds QinetiQ-led GPS alternative to protect from jamming
The Ministry of Defence has awarded a GBP 6 million contract to QinetiQ-led Team Elaris to develop a deployable solution concept for enhanced Long-Range Navigation, an alternative to satellite-based positioning systems.
HII accelerates ROMULUS drone ship project with new hulls
American shipbuilder HII has announced plans to build four additional ROMULUS 151 uncrewed surface vessels at Breaux Brothers Enterprises in Louisiana.
Kraken warns patchwork won’t cover the High North
Kraken Technology Group has warned that covering the High North effectively will require significant mass rather than a patchwork approach, arguing that persistent monitoring of the GIUK Gap requires enough uncrewed vessels to cover the entire operating area.
Royal Navy receives first sizable uncrewed vessel fleet
The UK has received its first fleet of 20 uncrewed vessels under Project Beehive, with the First Sea Lord confirming a wargame showed missile capacity tripling and mission success rising markedly.
British Army charters ferry for first time in 20 years
More than 1,400 British soldiers have boarded a chartered civilian passenger ferry to travel to a major military exercise in Germany, the first time the British Army has used civilian sea transport on this scale in over two decades.
