Proteus demonstrator to get American autonomy software
Leonardo will use Shield AI's Hivemind software to develop autonomy for Proteus, the uncrewed rotorcraft it built with the Royal Navy and UK Defence Innovation.
Early warning radar flown on Protector type airframe
General Atomics and Saab have flown an airborne early warning radar on an uncrewed MQ-9B, the same aircraft the Royal Air Force operates as Protector, tracking fighter jets and commercial aircraft along with maritime targets.
Restricted airspace now covers fifty defence sites
Restricted airspace has been applied over fifty defence sites and a further one hundred and seventy are expected to follow in December, part of a wider effort to harden British military bases against drones.
British stratospheric spy flight planned for next year
Project AETHER is planning a multi-payload, long endurance flight in the 2027-28 financial year to demonstrate a broader range of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance collection from stratospheric altitudes.
Ground crews still excluded from nuclear test medal
There are no plans to extend the Nuclear Test Medal to personnel of 543 and 27 Squadrons who recovered, washed, decontaminated and maintained aircraft used for nuclear cloud sampling.
UK defence spending target of 3 percent by 2030
The Chancellor has set a target date of 2030 for British defence spending to reach three per cent of gross domestic product.
Eleven of sixteen Protector drones now delivered
Sixteen Protector RG Mk1 air vehicles have been bought for the Royal Air Force and eleven have been delivered into service, with the remainder still in test and evaluation with the manufacturer.
No decision on Palantir role in targeting network
Palantir products are used across the defence digital and data ecosystem and that is expected to continue in some form, but no decisions have been taken on parts of the Digital Targeting Web.
American special forces buy Tekever drones
United States Special Operations Command has bought uncrewed aircraft from Tekever after a programme of validation and acceptance testing backed by training and an extensive flight programme at several locations.
BAE to build thirty five thousand guidance kits a year
BAE Systems has signed a framework agreement running up to seven years with the United States Department of War to lift production of APKWS laser guidance kits to as many as thirty five thousand a year.
