A semiconductor factory has been acquired by Ministry of Defence in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, boosting UK defence capabilities. Defence Secretary John Healey visited the site, which is the only secure facility in the UK with the skills and capability to manufacture gallium arsenide semiconductors. These types of specialist semiconductors ...
Through AUKUS Pillar 2, Australia, the UK and the US are pooling the talents of their defence sectors to develop at pace the delivery of advanced capabilities. Four UK companies have been selected by the UK’s Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) to receive a share of the funding to develop ...
The Government is set to surpass its commitment to deliver 12 AS90 artillery guns within 100 days of taking office, with 16 units now on course to be delivered The UK will send more vital artillery guns to support Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s illegal invasion after the UK recommits to £3Bn ...
Babcock International Group (Babcock), the defence company, in partnership with ST Engineering, a technology, defence and engineering Group has unveiled its 120mm Ground Deployed Advanced Mortar System (GDAMS) at DVD2024. Based on the world-leading technology of ST Engineering, the 120mm GDAMS is a vehicle-mounted, hinged mortar system developed to address ...
September 4, 2024
Homeland - Historic Breakthrough for AUKUS in defence trade
A historic breakthrough in defence trade between the UK, US, and Australia has been announced following landmark export control changes
August 29, 2024
Maritime - Warship and submarine readiness boost by small British businesses
Small British businesses are to benefit from a new warship and submarine agreement, Defence Minister Maria Eagle has announced. The agreement,
