Posts Tagged ‘drones’
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 ...
A new minehunting ‘mothership’ and its drone companions, have been trialled together for the first time. In a milestone first for the Royal Navy, the ship and autonomous vessels worked together in an exercise to test the effectiveness of this combination and ability of the mothership – RFA Stirling Castle, to ...
DE&S has agreed a new contract, worth £4.6M, for advanced anti-drone weapon sights under a new five-year Framework Agreement. The British Army’s close combat soldiers will benefit from a cutting-edge weapon sight, The SmartShooter SMASH Smart Weapon Sight Fire Control System, giving them a tactical advantage countering uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs). The ...
Eyes in the sky: this competition seeks novel low cost and adaptable autonomous air systems to give the UK an advantage. DASA has launched a new Themed Competition: Affordable and Adaptable Unmanned Air Systems Autonomy This competition is funded by the Army Rapid Innovation and Exploitation Laboratory (ARIEL), a part of the ...
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