A European defence AI start-up has launched with one of the largest early-stage defence technology seed rounds in Europe this year, targeting a critical gap in the autonomous weapons development pipeline: the AI training infrastructure that does not yet exist at the scale modern defence programmes require. Agon, a European defence ...
BlackThorn’s multi-role modular architecture and low-cost, high-volume manufacturing design signals a fundamental shift in how the UK defence sector is approaching munitions for autonomous systems, counter-drone capability and one-way effectors. BAE Systems has unveiled BlackThorn, a new generation multi-role modular warhead developed specifically for the autonomous and attritable platforms that are ...
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has launched a new competition seeking cutting-edge, early-stage science and technology ideas to advance the UK’s military use of autonomous and robotic systems across land, sea, and air environments. Run through UK Defence Innovation (UKDI), the Novel Autonomy and Robotics competition offers over £1 ...
Eight dual-use innovators from the NATO DIANA 2026 programme presented their technologies to defence leaders, industry and investors at a UK Demo Day hosted at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, underlining the pace at which allied innovation is being pushed toward operational adoption. Janus Allies, the UK Accelerator for ...
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