UK DragonFire team outlines follow-on laser weapon plans - Naval News
Following successful trials, the UK DragonFire team has commenced engineering development efforts intended to...
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UK govt to unveil 200mn nuclear investment
London (AFP) Mar 24, 2024 - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will on Monday announce GBP200 million ($252 million) of public investment to boost the UK's nuclear deterrent programme and its civil nuclear industry, which the government says will support 40,000 expected new jobs.
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How The U.K. Will Test Its New Nuclear Warhead Without Setting One Off
The UK says it will use lasers, supercomputers, and new technological advances to ensure its A21 nuclear warheads work without as intended.
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Britain developing new nuclear warhead
The United Kingdom has confirmed that it is developing a 'replacement UK sovereign nuclear warhead' for its Trident missiles.
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Official reveals UK undertaking a 'classified' Future Force Design Review - Breaking Defense
Disclosure of the future force review comes amid intense political scrutiny over the credibility of UK warfighting capabilities and calls by lawmakers to increase defense spending.
UK to test new ‘Astraea’ nuclear warheads without detonation - Interesting Engineering
Lasers and supercomputers will be used to test the United Kingdom's planned A21 next-generation nuclear warheads, the MoD explains.
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Britain to deploy homegrown hypersonic missile by 2030
UK military chiefs want to catch up with China, Russia and the US
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Army tests ‘Ocean’s Eleven weapon’ to knock out enemy electricity
Project Ealing uses radio frequencies to override and disrupt circuits and could be used to disable drones while a laser weapon could be ready to deploy by 2027
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One of various Directed Energy projects, EALING aims to disrupt multiple drones at once through the use of powerful RF transmissions. The base idea is the same that is behind the Epirus LEONIDAS system for the US Army. EALING appears to carry its own detection sensors. pic.twitter.com/ATqbjCawxJ
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Quantum navigation system successfully trialed in UK flights
London, UK (SPX) May 13, 2024 - The UK has successfully completed commercial flight trials of a new quantum-based navigation system, designed to be immune to jamming or spoofing by external threats. These trials mark a significant
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UK picks companies for billion-dollar hypersonic missile program
In Britain and mainland Europe defense companies are chasing new programs aimed at fielding fast strike weapons.
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UK reveals development of low cost Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon - Breaking Defense
The new weapon system, beams radio waves to “disrupt or damage” electronic equipment of enemy vehicles “causing them to stop in their tracks or fall out of the sky,” according to the UK Ministry of Defence.
RJ100 research aircraft trials technology for quantum-based inertial navigation
Exploiting quantum physics could offer commercial aircraft an alternative to satellite-based navigation, by enhancing the accuracy of inertial systems while avoiding disruption and jamming. Commercial flight trials, using a BAE Systems Avro RJ100 of UK engineering research specialist Qinetiq...
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Luftwaffe soll Brimstone 3 für den Eurofighter erhalten
Nachdem die Bundeswehr bereits 2017 den Einstieg in die Nutzung der Luft-Boden-Rakete Brimstone 3 für den Anfang dieser Dekade angekündigt hatte, erfolgt jetzt die Umsetzung.
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#Germany seals the deal, joining #Spain, the #UK, and #Qatar in selecting/fielding #Brimstone for its @eurofighter fleet... https://t.co/hAmRF6aauA
— Gareth Jennings (@GarethJennings3) July 5, 2024
MBDA Enhances SPEAR Missiles with AI Collaboration Technology
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 22, 2024 - MBDA has significantly advanced its Orchestrike collaborative weapons artificial intelligence (AI) over the past year, and is proud to announce that the SPEAR family of weapons will be the first cru
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UK, Germany to boost defence ties in relations 'reset'
Berlin (AFP) July 24, 2024 - Germany and Britain pledged Wednesday to cooperate more closely on defence and security issues as part of the new Labour government's post-Brexit reset in relations with European allies.
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UK considers long-range missiles to counter Putin’s nuclear threat
Sources expect collaboration with Germany on weapon that could reach Moscow if Russia pushes nuclear button
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GMV Secures GBP 2 Million Contract for Quantum-Enabled White Rabbit Switch to Safeguard UK Infrastructure
London, UK (SPX) Aug 10, 2024 - GMV has been awarded a GBP 2 million contract by Innovate UK to develop the White Rabbit Switch, an advanced hardware solution designed for fiber-optic time distribution. This technology is crucial
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Reaction Engines achieves ground-breaking hypersonic propulsion system milestone!
— Reaction Engines Ltd (@ReactionEngines) August 14, 2024
Read more here: https://t.co/TKvAl4pdWk#Hypersonic #Precooler pic.twitter.com/6e3hBpslJQ
UK Plans to Introduce Its Directed Energy Weapon Against Unmanned Threats by 2026
UK Plans to Introduce Its Directed Energy Weapon Against Unmanned Threats by 2026
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