The builder of the Type 31 guided missile frigate, set to become the backbone of the the Royal Navy in coming years, has been announced by the UK’s Ministry of… Continue reading "UK MoD Picks Babcock to Build Type 31 Frigates"
As I have written before, the balance between the primacy of the missile or the defense in the maritime battle-space is unclear at the moment. Missiles are getting smarter and… Continue reading "Behind a Tin Foil Shield: The Importance of Soft Kill Measures in Shipboard Missile Defense"
The Royal Navy has recently conducted a series of tests for the Lightweight Multi-role Missile, also known as the Martlet. Tracing a design lineage from the Javelin, Starburst, and Starstreak… Continue reading "Royal Navy Conducts Tests of New Lightweight Multi-role Missile"
Formidable Shield 19, an integrated missile defense exercise held off the coast of Scotland, will begin tomorrow. Taking place on the Hebrides Range, the exercise will last two weeks and… Continue reading "Live Fire Missile Defense Exercise Formidable Shield 19 Begins"
The British Army is currently hosting the largest military exercise involving new autonomous technology in history. Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2018, will see British and allied partners test out over 70… Continue reading "UK Military Launches Largest Military Robot Tests in History"