Britain will give up to 12 defence companies controlled access to data captured during the war in Ukraine to develop AI models for autonomous drone swarms.
HMS Agamemnon, Britain’s sixth Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, has left BAE Systems’ Barrow-in-Furness shipyard for the first time and begun sea trials.
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency is supporting the United Kingdom during Operation MACE Vector, a major infrastructure programme to replace the existing runway at RAF Brize Norton and upgrade critical airfield infrastructure
About £6 billion will be invested over the Spending Review period to expand shipbuilding, reactor manufacturing and specialist supply-chain capacity.
Britain will deploy an RAF Voyager air-to-air refuelling aircraft to support Saudi Arabia following renewed Houthi attacks and escalating regional violence.
The U.S. Navy and Royal Navy have test-fired an exercise Mk 48 heavyweight torpedo from Britain’s XV EXCALIBUR large uncrewed undersea vehicle.
Aircrews and specialists from five NATO allies are training in the United Kingdom during Exercise Cobra Warrior 26-2, a Royal Air Force-led event designed to test complex multinational air operations
Britain’s first Dreadnought-class ballistic-missile submarine is scheduled to complete sea trials and be ready to enter Royal Navy service in the early 2030s.
British drone manufacturer Tekever has secured a contract worth up to £400 million to supply its AR5 long-endurance uncrewed aircraft to the British Army.
Rolls-Royce Submarines will build the nuclear reactors for every Australian SSN-AUKUS submarine at its Raynesway facility in Derby, placing Britain at the centre of one of Australia’s largest defence programmes.
Britain will spend £7.5 billion over four years on a sovereign military network linking sensors, commanders and weapons, with its first secret-cloud capability due later in 2026.
Britain will spend £360 million to fully recapitalise its military jet training system and begin replacing the ageing Hawk fleet.
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