The UK government has announced a landmark £1.6Bn deal to supply 5,000 advanced air defence missiles to Ukraine, reinforcing the UK’s commitment to global security while creating 200 new jobs and sustaining hundreds more in Northern Ireland. Boost for UK Defence Industry The contract, the largest ever awarded to Thales in Belfast, ...
As the threat of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) continues to evolve, Lockheed Martin is demonstrating a new approach to counter these emerging threats. A recent field event marked the first in a planned series of innovative showcases featuring a scalable, layered defense system, designed to detect, track, identify and ...
Kvertus, a Ukrainian developer and manufacturer of anti-drone systems for military use, has launched ‘Atlas‘, a £103.7M project to create an advanced anti-drone ‘wall’ to span the frontline, using its electronic warfare (EW) technologies. Supported and backed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the project will utilise EW and electronic reconnaissance ...
The UK’s defence supply chain is set to benefit from a £173M Ministry of Defence (MoD) contract with British company Draken, enhancing Armed Forces training capabilities while supporting jobs across Teesside, Bournemouth, and the Midlands. The contract will sustain critical infrastructure at Teesside International Airport and safeguard over 200 UK jobs, ...