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Jun- 2026 -

10 June

UK Set to Award H&K $94-Million Contract for L7A2 Machine Guns

The UK is set to award Heckler & Koch a contract for the supply of L7A2 general-purpose machine guns to the British Armed Forces.

4 June

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Soldiers operating alongside an X Series unmanned ground vehicle. Photo: Digital Concepts Engineering

Rojoef Manuel

British Army Orders First Operational Ground Drone Fleet From DCE

Digital Concepts Engineering has secured a contract to deliver the British Army’s first operational fleet of unmanned ground vehicles, marking a shift from years of testing toward fielded robotic capability.

May- 2026 -

26 May

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

The RHINO unmanned ground vehicle. Photo: XRC Robotics

Rojoef Manuel

XRC Robotics Wins British Army Deal for RHINO Ground Drone

England-based XRC Robotics has secured a contract to supply its RHINO unmanned ground vehicle to the British Army as the service expands testing of autonomous systems for frontline operations.

20 May

Europe

Image of the Remote-Controlled Howitzer 155mm (RCH 155) 52 caliber wheeled artillery system.

Giulia Bernacchi

QinetiQ to Test British Army’s New RCH155 Howitzer Under $24M Deal

QinetiQ has secured a contract to test the British Army’s newly contracted Remote Controlled Howitzer 155 artillery system.

18 May

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Inder Singh Bisht

UK Shortlists Four Firms for Apache Drone Wingman Program

The UK has shortlisted four firms to develop drone designs intended to operate as wingmen for the British Army’s AH-64E Apache helicopters.

18 May

Europe

A KNDS Remote Controlled Howitzer 155 mm is seen on a grassy and sandy area. The eight-wheeled vehicle is painted with textured green and brown camouflage. Its turret is jutting forwards from the back. In the ground, trees and bushes grow scattered.

Inder Singh Bisht

British Army Signs $1.33B Deal for 72 RCH 155 Howitzers to Replace AS-90 Fleet

The UK has awarded a nearly $1.33-billion contract to procure 72 Remote Controlled Howitzers 155mm (RCH 155).

12 May

Land

Bea Castañeda

Challenger 3: Inside Britain’s Upgraded Main Battle Tank

This guide breaks down how the Challenger 3 is transforming Britain’s armored warfare capabilities with upgraded firepower, survivability, and battlefield technology built for modern combat.

7 May

Land

Ajax armoured vehicle The Proj HERMOD IR rehearsal took place over the week of 15-19 march 2021. It included members of the Spec Inf Brigade, and a variety of new vehicles such as the Ajax and Boxer. This was all in preparation for a demonstration of the British Army Capabilities. The rehearsal took place on the training area at Bovington Camp Ajax family of armoured vehicles, will replace the Army’s Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) (CVR(T)) vehicles which have been the mainstay of armoured reconnaissance for almost fifty years. The Ajax family consists of Ares a troop-carrying reconnaissance vehicle, Ajax armed with a formidable 40mm cannon, support variants Apollo and Atlas, a command and control variant Athena, and an engineer variant – Argus.

Bea Castañeda

Guide to Ajax Fighting Vehicle: The UK’s Next-Generation Armored Platform

Built for a digital battlefield, the UK’s Ajax fighting vehicle blends armor, sensors, and data, but its journey has been far from straightforward.

6 May

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

UK Creates Common Digital ‘Language’ to Connect Battlefield Systems

A new UK-developed system could change how military platforms share information, enabling them to “talk” in real time and act together faster on the battlefield.

Apr- 2026 -

28 April

Europe