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BAE Systems tests APKWS guided rocket kit with new warhead option | Shephard

BAE Systems has conducted firing tests using its APKWS guidance kit for rockets fitted with high-explosive anti-tank/anti-personnel anti-materiel (HEAT/APAM) warheads, offering improved armour penetration.
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The latest warhead option for APKWS rockets will make them more effective against armoured targets. (Image: BAE Systems)

BAE Systems has conducted firing tests using its APKWS guidance kit for rockets fitted with high-explosive anti-tank/anti-personnel anti-materiel (HEAT/APAM) warheads, offering improved armour penetration.
 
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£15.4 million contract for first cutting-edge Navy crewless submarine​


Project Cetus will deliver the largest and most complex crewless submarine operated by a European Navy.
A £15.4 million contract for a cutting-edge crewless submarine has been awarded to Plymouth firm MSubs by the Royal Navy. The vessel will be delivered to the Navy in two years’ time and will further advance the UK’s ability to protect our critical national infrastructure and monitor sub-sea activity.
Project Cetus – named after a mythological sea monster – enhances the Royal Navy’s experimentation with autonomous underwater systems. It is the first step in developing an operational autonomous submarine that will work side-by-side with crewed submarines – including the Astute-class hunter-killers and their successors – or independently.
Its maximum operational depth will exceed that of the current submarine fleet, meaning Cetus will equip the Royal Navy with even greater reach into the oceans in support of UK defence. It will be able to cover up to 1,000 miles in a single mission.
Cetus will be 12 metres long – the length of a double decker bus – 2.2 metres in diameter and weigh 17 tonnes. It will be the largest and most complex crewless submersible operated by a European navy. The bespoke vessel is being designed and built for the Royal Navy by Plymouth-based tech firm MSubs. This contract will create 10 and support 70 specialist jobs in the city.

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said:​

In order to meet the growing threats to our underwater infrastructure, the Royal Navy needs to be ahead of the competition with cutting edge capabilities. Project Cetus, alongside bringing forward the MROS ships, will help ensure we have the right equipment to protect the security of the UK and our Allies.
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Having the skills base and specialist knowledge to develop and build this vessel in the UK, is testament to the UKs leading reputation in building surface and sub-surface ships.
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The vessel’s size means that it will fit inside a shipping container and can therefore be transported around the world to wherever it is needed. It will be designed to operate with all of the ships from the Royal Navy fleet as well as those of our allies.
Cetus will be a platform for the Royal Navy on which to experiment and build cutting edge technologies and capabilities around, encouraging innovation and developing best practice. The unarmed vessel is battery powered, meaning its effective range can be increased by installing additional batteries.
It has also been designed to be modular, with an optional section that can be added to double the capacity of the vessel.
The crewless submarine is the latest step taken by the Royal Navy into autonomous systems, and have been for over a decade. Crewless minehunting systems are already operating in Scotland, and driverless Pacific 24 sea boats are undergoing testing. Various aerial drones are used by ships for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering.
The Navy has invested in a dedicated tech trials ship, XV Patrick Blackett, to assess and test new equipment and determine how it could be used or integrated into the fleet. Cetus is the equivalent for sub-sea experimentation.

First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Ben Key said:​

This is a hugely exciting moment for Project Cetus as the Royal Navy surges ahead with the development of autonomous technology.
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This Extra Large Autonomous Underwater Vehicle is a capability step-change in our mission to dominate the underwater battlespace. And I am delighted that the project is able to support a small, innovative UK company which is at the cutting edge of this sector.
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The contract is funded by the Anti-Submarine Warfare Spearhead programme, run by the Royal Navy’s Develop Directorate, headquartered in Portsmouth. The vessel will be delivered through the Submarine Delivery Agency in Bristol and is the latest in a series of novel underwater technologies being brought to life to deal with the threats of the next decade.

Brett Phaneuf, Chief Executive Officer at MSubs said:​

The faith the Royal Navy has shown in our small business is humbling and we look forward to working closely together in the future, as we have in the recent past, to develop and deploy Cetus, in the national interest.
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£15.4 million contract for first cutting-edge Navy crewless submarine

Project Cetus will deliver the largest and most complex crewless submarine operated by a European Navy.
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@BMD Your country is now seriously lagging in innovative defence tech. From world's first true superpower to now being US's b i a t ch. How the mighty have fallen:unsure:

Maybe Eliot correctly figured out what was set in future for Britain. "London bridge is falling down.....falling down...falling down."

Am I correct? @_Anonymous_
 
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@BMD Your country is now seriously lagging in innovative defence tech. From world's first true superpower to now being US's b i a t ch. How the mighty have fallen:unsure:

Maybe Eliot correctly figured out what was set in future for Britain. "London bridge is falling down.....falling down...falling down."

Am I correct? @_Anonymous_
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Last I checked, the most recent bridge of note to fall wasn't in London. ;)
 
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Last I checked, the most recent bridge of note to fall wasn't in London. ;)
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Paddy if I were you I'd go on my knees & do the obvious.













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No it's not what you think but pray this con his majesty's Government is pulling by signing as many partners as they can for this mega con job called the Tempest or by whatever name they call it , is successful. Else it's RIP British Aerospace ecosystem .
 
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L'Italie rejoint le programme de missiles franco-britanniques FMAN/FMC

le ministre de la Défense italien Guido Crosetto a décidé de rejoindre le programme franco-britannique FMAN/FMC, les futurs missiles anti-navires et missiles de croisière. Une lettre d'intention a été signée.
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Italy joins the Franco-British FMAN/FMC missile program​

Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto has decided to join the Franco-British FMAN/FMC program, future anti-ship missiles and cruise missiles. A letter of intent has been signed.
 

European Defence Agency claims success with laser weapon project

Pan-European 'TALOS' effort focused on novel wavelength and coherent combining of high-power sources.
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European Defence Agency claims success with laser weapon project
20 Jun 2023

Pan-European 'TALOS' effort focused on novel wavelength and coherent combining of high-power sources.

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The European Defence Agency (EDA) says its “TALOS” project to develop optical technology for future laser weapons has come to a successful conclusion, with two novel demonstrators.

Short for Tactical Advanced Laser Optical System, TALOS began in September 2019 with the aim of delivering a compact laser with the ability to quickly and precisely neutralize an agile target such as a mortar or drone, while significantly minimizing collateral damage...

At the outset of the project, single high-power lasers were limited to an output of around 30 kW, with a perceived risk of dependency on non-EU suppliers.

“The technologies to be demonstrated include elements of the high-power laser source, atmospheric turbulence compensation and precision target tracking and laser pointing systems,” stated the project brief.

Now, says EDA, those objectives have been met. “The main results obtained addressed the following areas: Concept of Operations (CONOPS), target vulnerability, laser developments at 2 µm, laser combining technology, ethics and safety, [and a] roadmap for European Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) systems,” the organization announced.

“The project implementation culminated in the development of two demonstrators: a high-power amplifier at [an] eye-safer wavelength and an innovative propagation demonstrator allowing highly efficient coherent combining on target.”

EDA claims that the results will contribute significantly to enhancing the defense capabilities of the European Union’s member states with critical laser effector technologies at an output power in excess of 100 kW.

UK sovereign effort
Project collaborators QinetiQ, Leonardo, and MBDA are also involved in the UK’s “Dragonfire” effort to produce a sovereign laser weapon capability.

Last year, MBDA said that consortium had successfully carried out the first static firing of a 50 kW laser based around QinetiQ’s phase-combined approach, focused using Leonardo’s beam director, and delivered via MBDA’s advanced image processing and command and control system.

UK DSTL defense lab trials laser weapon at Porton Down

“Scalable” 50kW source results from £100 million investment; capability tested to range of 3.4km.
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BRITISH NAVAL CARRIERS CONTRIBUTING TO ENVIRONMENT BY NOT REALLY MOVING ANYWHERE
 
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