Author: Mario Jaconelli

Using Artificial Intelligence (AI), scientists at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are shining a light on enemy radars by using a world-leading radar tracking system to help protect UK military personnel and their equipment during operations around the world. Thousands of radars exist globally, many of which are being used by hostile nations […]

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The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced the UK is set to double its number of F-35 stealth jets after ordering 17 more aircraft. The 17 new F-35B aircraft will be delivered between 2020 and 2022 and will complement the 16 British aircraft currently based at RAF Marham and in the US, as well as […]

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Leonardo has announced a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ligurian local authorities to preserve, safeguard and secure the Italian region’s territorial ecosystem. Giovanni Toti, President of the Liguria Region, joined Leonardo CEO Alessandro Profumo in Genoa for the landmark agreement. Marco Bucci, the city’s mayor was also in attendance, as was Paolo Emilio Signorini, President […]

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Raytheon has secured two contracts worth a combined value of up to $600 million from the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency to develop advanced data automation, analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities. Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services will lead the Elevation Content and Precise Imagery programs, which are part of NGA’s Janus initiative to build systems that […]

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A QinetiQ-led partnership has successfully bid for a contract to further development of its unique Software Defined Multifunction LIDAR (SDML) technology. For the uninitiated, LIDAR is very much like radar. The difference being that light, and not radio waves, are used to boost intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities and secure high bandwidth optical communications […]

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Defence companies with cutting-edge have been awarded over £10 million after being named winners of the MOD and Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) Innovation Challenge. The winners provided innovative solutions to key strategic future demands for UK defence in autonomy and big data. The companies will receive combined investment and support worth over £4 million from […]

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Defence technology and training support company, MASS, has successfully developed and supported the delivery of the Advanced Command and Staff Course (ACSC) ‘Ends’ Module Capstone Exercise. The ACSC, which runs for 44 weeks, focuses on ‘Ends’, ‘Ways’ and ‘Means’ Modules and aims to help participants develop the skills necessary to solve the complex defence and […]

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Radiant Solutions has been awarded a $2 million contract by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to lead a team in designing, building, and demonstrating a next-generation optical telescope system for agile small satellite constellations. The satellite telescope system’s lightweight design and large field-of-view is expected to enable more capable small satellites that […]

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UK Typhoons have arrived at Al Udeid air base in Qatar ahead of the joint UK/Qatari exercise, EPIC SKIES II. Having taken part in a separate Middle Eastern exercise, the Typhoons touched down in formation led by Wing Commander Jim Lee, Officer Commanding II (Army Cooperation) Squadron. The pilots were welcomed by Wing Commander Mark […]

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Lockheed Martin has completed the successful integration of a Telephonics RDR-1700B radar onto a 74K aerostat for land and sea missions. This latest milestone follows the Company’s successful integration of various payloads including radar sensors from Telephonics, Leonardo and Northrop Grumman as well as electro-optic / infra-red cameras from L-3 Wescam. The Lockheed Martin 74K Aerostat System, with integrated multi-mission […]

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The Indian Army has received its first M777A2 Ultra Lightweight Howitzers (ULH) at an official handover ceremony, making a key step towards the modernising and strengthening its artillery capabilities. The gun systems, produced by BAE Systems, were accepted earlier this year, as part of a 145-gun agreement between the US and Indian governments and will deploy […]

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On 4 October 2018, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) levelled extraordinary accusations at Russia’s now-infamous military intelligence service, the GRU.  This was an unprecedented announcement; the kind of coordinated, international response Ciaran Martin, CEO of the NCSC, had alluded to months earlier in the aftermath of the Sergei Skripal affair. The GRU had, over a period of years, waged a “reckless and indiscriminate” campaign of cyber attacks, it was alleged, and here was the proof.  So certain were the intelligence community that they were […]

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The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced that British troops have began testing out over 70 examples of futuristic technology including enhanced surveillance drones and unmanned vehicles on the fields of Salisbury Plain. The game-changing Autonomous Warrior experiment will last four weeks and test a range of prototype unmanned aerial and autonomous ground vehicles, which […]

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The emergency services, other public services and the government have undertaken a three-day exercise to rehearse their response to a major terrorist attack. The simulated incident, which involved live activity in Westcott, Buckinghamshire, tested the multi-agency approach to responding to an attack involving hazardous materials. It was designed to ensure the right plans are in […]

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