The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has set up a £42.5M research partnership to develop ground-breaking new materials. The Defence Materials Centre of Excellence (DMEx) will bring together world-leading UK experts in a national effort to accelerate advances in defence material technology for extreme physical environments. The DMEx will research, create, ...
Defence budgets are back in the spotlight, as demand for more robust defence and security solutions grows in parity with the number of global military conflicts taking place, says Steven Wood Head of Defence, Security and Aerospace at Digital Catapult. Recent events have prompted calls from the UK defence community ...
A significant upgrade system for Royal Navy missiles – recently used to shoot down multiple hostile drones in the Red Sea – has been announced, which will support hundreds of UK jobs. Crucial for sailors, surface fleet and air threats, the Sea Viper Air Defence system will be upgraded with updated missiles featuring ...
British Army battlefield mobility will be bolstered in a new £150M contract for military-grade general support bridges which will secure 300 UK jobs. Stockport-based company KNDS UK (Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Nexter), which has a long history of manufacturing military bridge systems, will deliver the support bridges based on their Dry Support ...
January 16, 2025
Land - Radio Wave drone killer sucessfully tested
Game-changing Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon (RFDEW) neutralises drone swarms for just 10p per shot, supporting over 135 skilled UK
January 14, 2025
Homeland - Gaming tech used to support Defence decision-making
Dstl has worked with partners from the computer games industry to develop a new generation of tools that are helping
