New safety containment technology for autonomous Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) has been successfully proven in a demonstration as part of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) Project CURBER. Project CURBER is a joint venture between the RAF RCO and industry to advance autonomous capabilities through testing and evaluating ...
The new global HQ opened last week in a significant milestone for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) – a joint initiative between the UK, Japan and Italy to develop a next-generation fighter jet. The facility will host the GCAP International Government Organisation (GIGO) and a joint venture company, called Edgewing, ...
The Prime Minister has confirmed that the UK intends to buy at least a dozen F-35A fighter jets, which can carry both nuclear and conventional weapons. The decision will support 20,000 jobs in the F35 programme in the UK, with 15% of the global supply chain for the jets based in ...
Astroscale Ltd has been awarded a contract worth £5.15M by the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) via BAE Systems as the Dstl Serapis Framework lead. As global reliance on space infrastructure grows, so do the threats posed by space weather, adversarial actions, and orbital congestion. As a critical step ...
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