BAE Systems has completed integration and deployment testing of its Anti-Threat System, known as BATS, marking a significant milestone in the rapid development of one of the UK’s most advanced counter-drone capabilities. Developed by BAE Systems’ Digital Intelligence business, BATS is a scalable, software-defined system designed to detect, track, identify and ...
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 ...
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