The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives has backed NATO, declaring the alliance as the “unequivocal, unambiguous” support of President Trump’s administration. Following a meeting with Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas, Paul Ryan, a Republican and close ally of the president said that President Trump had changed his position on ...
Defence Minister, Harriett Baldwin, has asked for industry and academics to come up with designs for autonomous systems to resupply front line troops. As part of the MOD’s Innovation Initiative, £3M has been invested through the Defence and Security Accelerator in the next stage of the Innovation Autonomy Challenge. The Challenge, which is being ...
The MOD has signed a three-year extension contract with defence and security company, Saab, to provide support and services to the Direct Fire Weapon Effects Simulator (DFWES) capability. The DFWES simulator provides superior realistic and challenging training, with both dismounted and mounted troops able simulate the effects of direct and indirect ...
Lockheed Martin has licensed the bionic augmentation technology Dermoskeleton™ from B-Temia Inc, in order to progress its research and product development for industrial and military exoskeletons. The licence will allow Lockheed Martin to pursue the technology for military, industrial, commercial and first-responder applications. The Dermoskeleton will give increased mobility and load-carrying capacity ...