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The security of key military sites will be strengthened as Defence personnel will be given stronger powers to defeat drones near bases as part of new measures being introduced in the Armed Forces Bill.
More than 85,000 military drones have been delivered by the UK to Ukraine in just six months this year by accelerating production from British companies.
British soldiers have successfully tracked, targeted and defeated swarms of drones in the latest trial of a new directed energy weapon developed in the UK.
Novel technology to counter illegal drone use around prisons and sensitive sites is needed - do you have an innovation that could help?
The UK has committed £600 million in air-defence capabilities, including cutting edge turrets that can shoot down Russian drones to support Ukraine through the winter.
UK Senior Military Advisor, Lt Col Joby Rimmer, highlights Russia’s continued and deliberate disinformation in the OSCE. Russia’s failure to honour even limited de-escalatory opportunities reveal a broader unwillingness to choose diplomacy over destruction.
A programme to build futuristic ‘wingman’ drones to operate alongside Apache attack helicopters is advancing as British companies have been selected to develop prototypes.
The Deputy Prime Minister has tasked the Ministry of Justice to learn from Ukraine’s expertise, to harness their wartime innovation and tackle prison drones.
Ukraine’s armed forces will be backed by more advanced attack drones to tackle Russian aggression in the Black Sea, following a deal struck by the UK government and an Anglo-American defence tech company.
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