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The British Ministry of Defence (MOD) has given three four-year contracts worth £72.5 million (US$99 million) to consortia led by Thales and Raytheon UK to develop laser and radio frequency demonstrator weapons to be mounted on Royal Navy ships and Bri… Continue reading UK awards contracts to field test laser weapons on sea and land
Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) has won an £800-million (US$1.1-billion) contract from the Ministry of Defence to upgrade 148 of the British Army’s Cold War era Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks to Challenger 3 specifications. Work will begin this yea… Continue reading British Army to roll out upgraded Main Battle Tank in 2027
Drone company UAVTEK has collaborated with BAE Systems to deliver 30 prototypes of the Bug nano drone to the British Army for field evaluations. Weighing 6.91 ounces (196 g), the Bug is designed to operate in winds of up to 50 mph (80 km/h).Continue Re… Continue reading British Army trialling “heavy-duty” Bug nano drone
The UK’s Ministry of Defence has ordered three laser and radio-frequency weapons demonstrators for the country’s Armed Forces. Today’s announcement promises £130 million (US$162 million) to test and evaluate the next generation of Directed En… Continue reading UK expands laser and radio frequency directed energy weapons program
Want to work out where the US military personnel are stationed in foreign campaigns? …track them via their Fitbits or smartphones. Continue reading Secret military bases revealed by fitness app Strava