Two innovative SMEs have won funding from the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) to develop cutting-edge projects with higher-tier partners under the Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (DTEP). Through DTEP, the SMEs – Filtronic Broadband and ISS Aerospace – will each receive a government grant, worth 50 per cent of the project ...
Babcock continues its successful delivery of the Royal Navy Type 31 frigates, with the laying of the keel for HMS Active, the second of the five-ship Inspiration class programme. This marks the move into the programme’s multi-ship phase which sees two warships being built simultaneously, with work continuing only metres away ...
QinetiQ has announced the launch of Jackdaw, a low-cost, high-performance ‘disposable’ uncrewed aerial system (UAS). Designed for swarming and collaborative autonomous operations including crewed-uncrewed teaming, Jackdaw will fulfil multiple missions including reconnaissance, electronic warfare, airborne decoy and threat representation. Jackdaw will help reduce operational risk and increase combat mass by rapidly ...
Lockheed Martin has announced it will be part of UK MOD’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) requirement. The announcement was made at DSEI, where Lockheed Martin outlined its team of UK partners and its plan to collaborate with them to create a multitude of opportunities for UK industry, including jobs and opportunities ...
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
January 8, 2025
Aiming Far and High: New DASA Market Exploration seeks revolutionary uncrewed systems
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has launched a new Market Exploration called ‘Air Launched Effects: Revolutionary Deployment Systems’. Run
