Thales has been selected by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency to supply a Deployable Tactical Air Navigation system to the Spanish Air and Space Force, in a contract that demonstrates the NSPA’s growing role as a direct procurement channel for sovereign defence capability across the alliance. The D-TACAN system – ...
A week-long exercise integrating multiple uncrewed systems with Wildcat helicopters, Royal Marines and ship commanders has demonstrated that long-range drone network operations are ready for Royal Navy use now – and signals the next phase of UK hybrid maritime capability development. The Royal Navy has completed a landmark series of trials ...
A successful demonstration at NATO’s first Layered Counter-UAS Initiative exercise underlines the growing operational importance of open standards in counter-drone integration – and the competitive advantage available to UK suppliers building to SAPIENT compliance. Cambridge Pixel has demonstrated its radar processing software at a major NATO counter-UAS exercise in Romania, validating ...
From NSPA contracting to AUKUS Pillar 2 and the UK-EU security pact, the addressable market for UK defence suppliers has expanded materially – and a dedicated session at the DPRTE UK National Defence Procurement and Supply Chain Summit will cut through the acronyms to give a commercially grounded account of ...
August 7, 2026
Air - Thales Secures NSPA Contract for Deployable Air Navigation System in Demonstration of NATO Procurement Route
Thales has been selected by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency to supply a Deployable Tactical Air Navigation system to
August 7, 2026
Air - Royal Navy's Dragon Rider Trials Prove Drone Armada Concept Over 200 Miles of Southern England
A week-long exercise integrating multiple uncrewed systems with Wildcat helicopters, Royal Marines and ship commanders has demonstrated that long-range drone
