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 ...
The MOD has contracted BAE Systems to supply an additional £130M of new orders for the supply of munitions. The award follows the decision by the MOD to exercise the option to increase the supply contract announced in July from £280M to £410M. The full order with Defence Equipment and Support will ...
Three new contracts, worth some £90M and designed to boost Ukraine’s air security, have been signed as part of a package by the Ministry of Defence on behalf of the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU). These include a £56M counter-uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) contract with Norwegian defence company Kongsberg and two ...
A £20M contract for cutting-edge new rocket and missile protection system for Britain’s Challenger 3 tanks has been awarded. The Trophy Active Protection System (APS) will be tested and integrated with Challenger 3 to provide enhanced protection against rocket and missile threats, while simultaneously finding the origin of the hostile fire ...