First British Army Cyber Regiment launched
A new Cyber Regiment has been launched to "protect frontline operations from digital attack", Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced.
BAE selected for DARPA Squad X programme
Lockheed Martin has awarded BAE Systems a contract to provide key autonomy and artificial intelligence capabilities for DARPA's Squad X programme.
BAE conduct first tactical ground-launch test of APKWS rockets
BAE have completed trials of APKWS laser-guided rockets from a ground-based weapon system.
First soldiers pass out of training since Coronavirus Lockdown
124 recruits marched onto the parade square at the British Army’s Training Centre at Pirbright, the first to do so since lockdown started.
Resilience and National Security
We have armed forces well below establishment, a cohort of youngsters stymied by Covid-19 and lack of employment opportunities and a feeling that we might all be able to do better for one another, argues Stuart Crawford in his look at the old chestnut that is the reintroduction of National Service.
BAE Systems donates tablet computers to Glasgow hospitals
The tablets donated by the defence firm will allow patients and their families to communicate whilst visiting restrictions are in place.
Modified exercise Spring Storm wraps up in Estonia
The battlegroup was led by the United Kingdom and included forces from Denmark.
British Army establishes new 1st Aviation Brigade
The first ever Aviation Brigade in the British Army has formed up, according to the MoD.
British firm Meggitt awarded $22m contract for Abrams tank parts
Meggitt PLC, a British company specialising in high performance components and sub-systems for the defence industry, has received a $22 million contract to provide Thermal Management Systems to General Dynamics Land Systems for the Abrams tank programme.
British Army to resume training
As part of the national response to Coronavirus, the British Army suspended most training activity in March.
