We have always found a route to yes, says air regulator
The Military Aviation Authority has yet to meet an uncrewed system for which it could not find a path to approval, its head of regulation and certification told the #ApexEurope conference in London on Wednesday.
Uncrewed Systems Centre to pull drone buying together
A newly arrived two-star now has the job of making British drone buying cohere, the Military Aviation Authority told #ApexEurope.
Two of Britain’s new E-7 aircraft airborne
Both of the Royal Air Force's delivered Boeing E-7 Wedgetail aircraft were flying at the same time on Thursday afternoon, the first occasion on which the two have been airborne together.
Open an office in Ukraine, officer tells defence firms
Open an office in Ukraine and ask what the problem is before trying to sell us anything, a Ukrainian officer told #ApexEurope.
High explosive payloads keep a human in the loop
Where a person sits in the decision depends on what the system is carrying, and anything with a high explosive payload will keep a human in the loop, a panel on autonomous mass heard at #ApexEurope.
Ukraine built ballistic missile in just over two years
A Ukrainian firm took a ballistic missile from nothing to combat use in just over two years, against a fifteen year average. #ApexEurope
Tytan scales up low cost drone interceptor production
Shooting down a forty thousand pound Shahed with a million pound missile is why Tytan is building low cost interceptors by the thousand. #ApexEurope
Russia wants Europe used to not reacting, Helsing warns
Russian testing of European defences is meant to wear down the continent's willingness to respond at all, the UK managing director of the military artificial intelligence company Helsing told #ApexEurope.
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.
Drone landing system cut from three units to one
A Cambridgeshire firm that lets drones land precisely using radar rather than satellite positioning has cut the equipment needed on the ground from three units to one. #ApexEurope
