QinetiQ has announced the launch of Jackdaw, a low-cost, high-performance ‘disposable’ uncrewed aerial system (UAS). Designed for swarming and collaborative autonomous operations including crewed-uncrewed teaming, Jackdaw will fulfil multiple missions including reconnaissance, electronic warfare, airborne decoy and threat representation. Jackdaw will help reduce operational risk and increase combat mass by rapidly ...
Lockheed Martin has announced it will be part of UK MOD’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) requirement. The announcement was made at DSEI, where Lockheed Martin outlined its team of UK partners and its plan to collaborate with them to create a multitude of opportunities for UK industry, including jobs and opportunities ...
Lockheed Martin has been selected by Australian Defence Force strategic partner for AIR6500 Phase 1. AIR6500-1 will provide the ADF with a Joint Air Battle Management System (JABMS) that will form the ground-breaking architecture at the core of the ADF’s future Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) capability. This first-of-its-kind system ...
Three new contracts, worth some £90M and designed to boost Ukraine’s air security, have been signed as part of a package by the Ministry of Defence on behalf of the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU). These include a £56M counter-uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) contract with Norwegian defence company Kongsberg and two ...