The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has successfully concluded a major trial assessing the capability of robotic and autonomous systems to manage recovery operations in hazardous environments. The trial was funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and focused on Chemical, Biological, and Radiological (CBR) ...
UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) has officially launched a new themed competition, Biosecurity Frontiers, aimed at bolstering the United Kingdom’s ability to understand, detect, and respond to increasingly complex biological risks. Managed on behalf of the Cabinet Office and financed through the Integrated Security Fund, the initiative offers up to £2 ...
Echodyne, the Washington-based radar platform company, has been named as the primary radar system within Trust Automation’s Small-Unmanned Air Defense System platform, to be delivered to the United States Air Force under a $490 million Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract. The IDIQ, announced in August 2025, covers the development and ...
India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has made his first official visit to the United Kingdom, hosted by UK Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton across a three-day programme beginning 19 April 2026. The visit, the fifth senior UK-India military engagement of the ...