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The UK and Latvia will jointly lead a capability coalition, which will see thousands of drones supplied to Ukraine, including first-person view (FPV) drones, which have proven highly effective on the battlefield.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The contracts will develop innovative software to provide a robust, secure and automated satellite control system for future UK MOD satellites.
Defence spending with UK industry by the Ministry of Defence has topped £25 billion for the first time, official statistics have revealed.
The UK's armed forces and Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) recently collaborated in an AUKUS trial in Australia.
Ministers progress talks on new strategic partnership during meetings at the World Defense Show in Riyadh.
UK security will be boosted through a vast new contract – worth nearly £2 billion - that will ensure the long-term availability and resilience of critical naval assets.
Taking critical analysis and research from the lab to frontline troops, he and his team work to give our Armed Forces an operational edge.
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The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has set up a £42.5m research partnership to develop ground-breaking new materials.
British Army battlefield mobility will be bolstered in a new £150 million contract for military-grade general support bridges which will secure 300 UK jobs.
Members of the AFPS visited the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, hosted by the Director General Defence Medical Services.
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Cutting-edge Royal Navy missiles – recently used to shoot down multiple hostile drones in the Red Sea – will receive significant enhancements through an upgrade programme supporting hundreds of UK jobs.
Digital services across Defence will be transformed in a £150 million contract awarded to UK-based technology services provider, Computacenter.
Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, delivered a speech at Lancaster House in London
The Polish Navy’s Miecznik (“Swordfish” in Polish) frigates programme will now begin its next phase of development.
UK defence in the north-west of England benefits from £2.5 billion each year, supporting 16,000 jobs.
Two former Dstl researchers and inventors use their expertise to manufacture laser detection and protection systems for defence and security industries.
We remain committed to our mission of sharpening Defence's edge and maintaining the safety, security, and prosperity of the UK and our allies.
The Ajax Programme is making positive progress towards the delivery of a new generation of armoured fighting vehicles that meets the Army’s needs.
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