Weekend Briefing
It has been another busy week full of defense news, in this new series of Weekend Briefings we’ll round up all of the latest, most important and interesting defense stories… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing"
Tag: British Army
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Thales UK Awarded £180 Million Contract For Boxer Remote Weapons Systems
Thales UK have announced that Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land and Rheinmetall Landsystems have jointly awarded it a contract worth £180 million to supply and integrate Kongsberg’s PROTECTOR RS4 remote weapons… Continue reading "Thales UK Awarded £180 Million Contract For Boxer Remote Weapons Systems"
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British Army Deploying Australian 40mm Drone In Mali
The Australian designed and manufactured Drone40 (D40) is in Mali with the British Army’s contingent on Operation Newcombe. Several hundred Drone40s are believed to have been purchased for use by… Continue reading "British Army Deploying Australian 40mm Drone In Mali"
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Elbit Win £100 Million Contract to Supply Target Acquisition System to British Armed Forces
Elbit Systems UK Ltd. has been awarded a £100 million ($137 million) contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to provide the British Armed Forces with their future target acquisition… Continue reading "Elbit Win £100 Million Contract to Supply Target Acquisition System to British Armed Forces"
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Is the British Army’s Approach to Armour Right?
The United Kingdom Parliament’s Select Committee for Defence has announced it’s opening an inquiry into the British Army’s approach to delivering its armoured vehicle capability. There is clearly frustration with… Continue reading "Is the British Army’s Approach to Armour Right?"
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General Dynamics Makes Innovation Call for AJAX AFV
The defence suppliers’ body ADS Group put a call out in June on behalf of General Dynamics (GDUK) for ‘capability growth experiments’ for the AJAX Armoured Fighting Vehicle. Clearly always… Continue reading "General Dynamics Makes Innovation Call for AJAX AFV"
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FLRAA for the British Armed Forces: Rolls-Royce and the V-280
In mid-July the American Secretary of the Army and the British Armed Forces Minister signed an agreement to allow the UK’s participation in the US Army’s Future Vertical Lift program.… Continue reading "FLRAA for the British Armed Forces: Rolls-Royce and the V-280"
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Gun Launched ATGM for Challenger 2 LEP?
A House of Commons Defence Committee hearing on 7 July revealed that the British Army is looking into a gun launched anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) as part of the Challenger… Continue reading "Gun Launched ATGM for Challenger 2 LEP?"
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Defence Provides More Than Just Manpower in the COVID-19 Stuggle
With the rise of COVID-19, it wasn’t long before there were calls for the military to get involved in supporting the health services. The National Health Service, in the United… Continue reading "Defence Provides More Than Just Manpower in the COVID-19 Stuggle"
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PARAs Lobbying for Land Rover?
Followers of the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment on social media may have recently noticed a post about the use of the Land Rover Defender WMIK as opposed to the Supacat… Continue reading "PARAs Lobbying for Land Rover?"