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NATO launches Drone Edge with huge counter-drone push

Allies will invest over 40 billion dollars in counter-drone capabilities over five years and train five times as many drone operators by end of 2027.
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UK seeks disposable jet engines for low-cost missiles

Project CALLISTO asks industry for affordable single-use engines for munitions and one-way systems, bridging the gap between hobbyist and exquisite.

UK will know of incoming hits but cannot stop most missiles

Britain's investment in homeland missile defence will buy better warning that an attack is coming rather than the means to stop it, General Sir Richard Barrons has said.

UK joins NATO project to develop new deep strike missiles

Six allies have launched a project on novel ground-based precision strike, delivering the Ankara announcement trailed at the Defence Investment Plan launch. #Ankara

UK joins new NATO pooled A400M airlift fleet project

The UK has joined six NATO allies in launching a new multinational project to establish a pooled fleet of A400M transport aircraft.

NATO buys GlobalEye AWACS replacement and more Tritons

Allies will jointly procure up to 10 Saab GlobalEye aircraft to replace the E-3 fleet, add up to five Tritons, and expand tanker and airlift fleets.
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Tempest demonstrator to begin key testing by mid-2028

Asked for a first flight target date, the MOD gave none, saying timing will be confirmed closer to the milestone. The stated aim had been 2027.

Leonardo sets out its role in the Defence Investment Plan

Leonardo has welcomed the government's Defence Investment Plan and set out where the company's radars, electronic-warfare payloads, autonomous aircraft and directed-energy work sit within it.
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UK has 42 Jaguar jets two decades after retirement

The Ministry of Defence still holds 42 SEPECAT Jaguar aircraft almost two decades after the type retired from Royal Air Force service, with nine more having been transferred to the Indian Air Force.
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UK to expand drone testing across Canadian prairie base

The British Army's sprawling training area in Canada is to become a major testing ground for uncrewed systems, with new investment enabling drone activity across 2,700 square kilometres of prairie.