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 ...
Keeping people safe in busy spaces: £1.6 million Themed Competition launched Do you have an innovation that could give an early warning to indicate unsafe levels of toxic gases in busy spaces? The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to launch a new Themed Competition called ‘Rapid Detection of Toxic Gases’. ...
January 22, 2025
Land - Dstl showcases the future of electromagnetic warfare
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has successfully trialled advanced electromagnetic (EM) technology, heralding the next generation of capabilities
January 20, 2025
Why AI must support not supplant human decision-making in defence
There is a fundamental difference between human and machine intelligence. But, increasingly, organisations look at artificial intelligence (AI) as an
