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16 July

Arms

155mm artillery rounds stacked up behind the line of AS90s and their Ukrainian operators. Photographer: Corporal Rob Kane ©MoD Crown Copyright 2022

Inder Singh Bisht

BAE Delivers First UK-Made Artillery Barrel Forgings to Ukraine

BAE Systems has delivered the first four of 150 artillery barrel forgings to Ukraine under a $82-million contract.

16 July

Europe

A compact quadcopter drone in flight alongside a Royal Air Force roundel banner during Exercise Agile Warrior, used to illustrate advances in quantum-resilient drone navigation and communications

Jodesz Gavilan

UK Opens $1.3M Search for Future Military Autonomy Technologies

The UK is offering more than $1.3 million to support the development of early-stage technologies that could shape future autonomous military systems across land, sea, and air.

16 July

Technology

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Eight Months In, BAE Begins Field Trials of BATS Counter-Drone System

BAE Systems has moved its Anti Threat System into integration and deployment testing, reaching a key development milestone just eight months after work on the counter-drone platform began.

15 July

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Inder Singh Bisht

UK Selects Three Companies to Develop Low-Cost Drone Interceptors

The UK Ministry of Defence awards three companies $4.22 million in contracts to develop low-cost drone interceptors.

15 July

Europe

Rheinmetall delivered autonomous logistics training for UK Armed Forces.

Giulia Bernacchi

UK Soldiers Complete Autonomous Logistics Convoy Training

British Army personnel have completed a two-week training program on autonomous logistics operations with Rheinmetall.

15 July

Air

Jodesz Gavilan

UK’s New AW149 Helicopters to Fly With GE Aerospace Engines

Leonardo has selected GE Aerospace to supply the engines for 23 AW149 helicopters being delivered under the UK's New Medium Helicopter program.

14 July

Europe

Christine Casimiro

Babcock Completes Jackal 3 Vehicle Delivery Program for British Army

Babcock has completed the Jackal 3 delivery program for the British Army after the final vehicles rolled off the production line at its Devonport site in Plymouth.

13 July

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

Rolls-Royce Starts Reactor Plant Expansion for UK, Australian Nuclear Submarines

Rolls-Royce Submarines has begun construction on a major expansion of its Raynesway facility in Derby, England, to boost nuclear reactor production for British and Australian undersea warfare programs.

13 July

Europe

Omnia Training, a Raytheon UK-led consortium, will provide the British Army with an integrated, digitally enabled collective training system to better prepare soldiers for modern warfare.

Jodesz Gavilan

UK Awards $2.6B Contract to Overhaul British Army Training

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded Omnia Training a $2.6-billion contract to overhaul how British Army units train for modern warfare.

10 July

Sea

A Kraken K3 Scout uncrewed surface vessel (USV) attached to a Capewell UMCADS delivery platform being jettisoned from the open rear cargo ramp of an Airbus A400M military transport aircraft over the ocean.

Ethan M. Encarnacion

UK-US Team Pulls Off ‘World’s First’ Airdrop of USV From A400M Aircraft

UK firm Kraken Technology Group and Connecticut-based Capewell have teamed up to pull off the first-ever airdrop of an uncrewed surface vessel from an A400M transport aircraft.

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