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10 July

M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting Extraction System (HERCULES) vehicles

BAE Systems Explores Production of M88A2 Armored Recovery Vehicle in Poland

BAE Systems is exploring potential cooperation with Polish defense firms to maintain, repair, and possibly manufacture the M88A2 Armored Recovery Vehicle in Poland.

9 July

Sea

A Royal Navy LCU Mk10 landing craft and a vintage WWII DUKW amphibious vehicle flying the White Ensign flag during the D-Day 80th anniversary commemoration.

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Drone-Ready Flight Decks Anchor New UK-Dutch Amphibious Fleet

The UK and the Netherlands are set to be reinforced with a new fleet of transport ships, forming the backbone of a joint amphibious naval force.

8 July

Europe

Christine Casimiro

UK Allots $254M to Join US Army’s Precision Strike Missile Program

The British Army is expanding its long-range strike capabilities, following the UK government’s announcement that it would join the US Army’s Precision Strike Missile program.

6 July

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

UK to Equip Commando Force With High-Speed Craft in $666M Upgrade

The UK has announced a 500-million-pound ($666-million) investment to modernize the UK Commando Force for future maritime operations.

6 July

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

UK Abandons Meteor Mid-Life Upgrade for Next-Gen Missile

The UK has abandoned plans for a mid-life upgrade of the Meteor air-to-air missile, shifting its focus to a successor.

6 July

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

UK Firm Unveils AI-Powered ‘Drone Base in a Box’

British firm Urban-Air Port is targeting one of modern warfare’s key operational challenges: enabling rapid, scalable unmanned aerial vehicle launch, recovery, and sustainment.

6 July

Sea

Ethan M. Encarnacion

British Strike Drone Completes First Warship Launch Trial

For the first time, the Royal Navy launched the Nyan drone from a warship at sea, extending a one-way attack system previously tested by the British Army on land.

6 July

Air

Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) concept.

Christine Casimiro

Edgewing Lands Over $6B Contract to Advance GCAP Trinational Fighter Jet

Edgewing, the Global Combat Air Programme prime contractor and design authority, has secured a 4.6-billion-pound contract to drive the next phase of the trinational fighter jet’s development.

6 July

Europe

Jodesz Gavilan

UK Launches $1.3M Competition for Military Space Technologies

The UK has launched a new funding competition to support technologies aimed at strengthening the country's military space capabilities against emerging threats.

3 July

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Lance Corporal Kai Webb, from ITDU (Infantry Trials and Development Unit) operates the AtlasPro drone using the AtlasStation touchscreen tablet during a demonstration to showcase the capability of autonomous drones and Robotic Platoon Vehicles (RPVs) on Salisbury Plain Training Area. The MoDs Future Capability Group (FCG) have been demonstrating operating swarming UAS systems. It is the first time a military operator has flown a swarming system which is a significant achievement for the future capability group and the Army. A swarm is comprised of one operator controlling 4-6 UAS which demonstrates a real step forward in technology and reduction of manpower. Instead of having one operator per drone you now require less operators who can control many drones.

Rojoef Manuel

UK to Spend $6.6B in Record Military Drone Overhaul

The UK government will invest more than $6.6 billion in unmanned systems over the next four years under its new Defence Investment Plan, marking the largest drone-related commitment in the country’s military history.

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