The Ministry of Defence has awarded £3.16 million to three UK SMEs to develop low-cost interceptors capable of shooting down drones, making the UK the first of five European partner nations to award contracts under a new joint air defence programme. The Low-Cost Air Defence Effectors (LCADE) programme is being delivered ...
Kraken Technology Group and Capewell, working with the Royal Navy under Project Beehive, have successfully completed the world’s first extracted-load airdrop of an uncrewed surface vessel from an A400M military transport aircraft, demonstrating a new rapid-insertion capability for maritime force projection. Over a series of trials, a Project Beehive specification K3 ...
Oxfordshire SME demonstrates 900km-range autonomous effector to Secretary of State for Defence as programme moves towards Q4 scale-up. MGI Engineering has publicly showcased TigerShark, its high-speed long-range autonomous one-way effector, at a MOD industry event reviewing progress under Project Brakestop – the UK’s fast-track programme to develop and field sovereign deep-strike ...
The National Armaments Director Group has awarded Leonardo (UK) Ltd an initial £27 million contract to supply consumable spares across the UK Armed Forces’ complete fixed-wing and rotary-wing fleet, in a deal that carries a total potential value of up to £70 million over seven years and directly supports 75 ...
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