The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence announced on Tuesday that trials of the British Army’s Ajax scout vehicle family have been suspended, due to continuing noise issues with the vehicle.… Continue reading "“Impacts of Noise” Result In Suspension Of Ajax Vehicle Trials"
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. announced today that the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense has selected its Trophy-MV hard-kill active protection system for the next phase of detailed assessment and… Continue reading "Trophy-MV APS To Be Integrated On Challenger 3 For Trials"
Jeremy Quinn, the UK Minister of State (Minister for Defence Procurement), and Oleksandr Myroniuk, the Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister, signed a memorandum of implementation on maritime partnership projects between the… Continue reading "UK and Ukraine Sign a Memorandum On The Implementation of Maritime Partnership Projects"
The United Kingdom, along with its NATO allies, has reiterated its commitment to defeating ISIS and enhancing regional stability. The UK’s contribution to the Global Coalition against ISIS is Operation… Continue reading "The UK Announces That F-35Bs Will Take Part in Operation Shader Against ISIS."
The helipad of Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge has been rendered unusable to air ambulances, after it was accidentally destroyed during a US military exercise when a US Air Force MV-22… Continue reading "US Air Force MV-22 Osprey Blows Away British Hospital Helipad"
The United Kingdom has announced that it will be investigating the national security implications of the $40 billion sale of semiconductor company Arm Limited to Nvidia. In an announcement by… Continue reading "National Security Implications Of Arm Limited Sale To Nvidia To Be Investigated"
On 30 March, the House of Commons Library released the 2021 “Defence Command Paper” as a compliment to the recent Integrated Review. Among other things, the paper presents a plan… Continue reading "UK Reveals New Medium Helicopter Program"
The Royal Navy’s Autonomy and Lethality Accelerator, NavyX, has officially taken delivery of a new autonomous vessel. Madfox, or the Maritime Demonstrator For Operational eXperimentation, is now being prepared by… Continue reading "Royal Navy Officially Receives Madfox Autonomous Vessel"
Compared to the direction laid out for tactical combat aircraft, the Defence Command Paper has more details for the Royal Air Force’s larger aerial assets. Unfortunately, very little of it… Continue reading "UK To Retire C-130Js 14 Years Early, Accelerate Sentry AEW Retirement"
The future of the Royal Air Force’s tactical aircraft fleet has been a particularly hot topic in the days preceding the release of the Defence Command Paper. In particular, the… Continue reading "UK To Continue F-35B Orders, But Will Retire Tranche 1 Typhoons and Hawk T1 Trainers"