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Crucial questions hang over Rishi Sunak’s ambitions to rearm

Newcastle-based training tech firm has secured a contract to create a cutting-edge simulator for the M270 Multi Launch Rocket System.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has committed to the increase of defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030, up from around 2.3% at present.

Dasa has launched a themed competition called ‘Protecting physical assets from UAS attack’ which is jointly funded by the National Protective Security

Automated security technology has been trialled at various transport hubs in recent years, having been developed by a Cumbrian SME backed by funding support from a Ministry of Defence agency Network Rail is to deploy artificial intelligence technology to monitor crowds at London Waterloo stat

VRAI has won a MOD contract to develop a Multi Launch Rocket System tactical simulator, enhancing British Army training with data-driven insights.

VRAI and BAE Systems are using XR and AI for tailored pilot training, helping determine the optimum balance between live and synthetic training a trainee needs.

Brazilian shipbuilder Itaguaí Construções Navais (ICN) launched the third unit of the Riachuelo-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK), S (S42), on 27 March. Tonelero S was launched on 27 March. Tonelero The launch of the S (S42) SSK b...

UK ship design house Steller Systems has performed sea trials of a subscale concept demonstrator intended to prove a novel hullform that could be exploited as the basis for a future high-speed offshore insertion craft. A screenshot showing t...

The first in a series of AUKUS Innovation Challenges, the AUKUS Electronic Warfare Innovation Challenge, will be launched today through the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA), delivering on a commitment made by AUKUS Defence Ministers in December 2023. The first AUKUS Challenge will seek innovative solutions to shared electronic warfare challenges from industry and research…