The first AUKUS artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomy trial has been hosted by the UK, with the aim of rapidly driving these technologies into responsible military use. The first trial focussed on: Experimental work by Australia, UK and US on detecting and tracking military targets Vehicles retrained in flight to adapt to changing ...
Northeast-based UK Docks Marine Services has won one of two new support contracts, for the Royal Navy’s versatile Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs). The eight-year contract worth around £250M will support the second batch of OPVs – HMS Forth, HMS Medway, HMS Trent, HMS Tamar and HMS Spey. The contract creates more than ...
Some £1.5M of funding has been made available for innovations that can tackle UK Defence and Security challenges in space. Launched by DASA and Dstl, Space to Innovate – Charlie Drop is the third ‘challenge drop’ and seeks innovations to develop future space science and technologies. Charlie Drop follows on from the ...
Defence and training support company, MASS, has been awarded an extension on the Joint Command And Staff Training (JCAST) contract for UK Strategic Command for a further one year, until July 2025. The contract extension, worth over £5M, will be the fifth consecutive year MASS has delivered the JCAST contract. Through the ...
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
