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21 November

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

UK’s DragonFire Laser Shreds Drones Flying Twice the Speed of F1 Cars

DragonFire is a UK laser system that destroys drones with above-the-horizon targeting, costs £10 per shot, and will deploy on a Type 45 destroyer by 2027.

20 November

Air

Jodesz Gavilan

Boeing, Saab, BAE Join Forces on UK Advanced Jet Trainer Program

Boeing, Saab, and BAE Systems have teamed up to offer a next-generation pilot training system to prepare pilots for advanced combat aircraft.

20 November

Arms

Pictured: Gunners prep the 30mm rounds for the DS-30M Mk II Naval Gun on HMS Dauntless. HMS Dauntless conducts the last gunnery serial with ships company cleaning, preparing and loading weapons prior to going through the Suez Canal with the Carrier Strike Group. Images taken on 23rd May 2025. The Carrier Strike Group is the Royal Navy's key deployment of 2025. Led by UK flagship HMS Prince of Wales and involving a dozen nations, the eight-month mission - known as Operation Highmast - will take the task group to the western Pacific Rim via the Mediterranean and Middle East with a series of large-scale exercises with Britain's allies and partners. The goal is to reaffirm the UK's commitment to the security of the Mediterranean collective resolve with our allies and showcase British trade and industry. Over the course of the deployment, upwards of 4,500 British military personnel will be involved, including nearly 600 RAF and 900 soldiers alongside 2,500 Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines.

Rojoef Manuel

UK Maps 13 Sites to Rebuild Local Arms Industry, Sustain Ukrainian Aid

The UK has revealed 13 possible locations for a new production network of munitions and energetic materials, aimed at supplying the British Armed Forces and bolstering support for Ukraine.

19 November

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

A kamikaze drone being built in an on-field 3D printer

Rojoef Manuel

UK Tests Chinese 3D Printers to Build Kamikaze Drones, Sparking Security Concerns

The British Army tested Chinese-made 3D printers to manufacture tactical unmanned aerial systems during a training exercise in Kenya earlier this year, raising questions about security risks linked to Beijing-made technology.

14 November

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

UK Halts Caribbean Drug-Ship Intel Sharing Following US Strikes: Report

The UK has stopped sharing intelligence with the US for its campaign against suspected drug-trafficking ships in the Caribbean.

14 November

Europe

Christine Casimiro

UK Army Receives First Ground-Based Surveillance Radar From Elbit Systems

The British Army’s artillery arm has received its first tranche of ground-based surveillance radar systems from Elbit Systems UK, following successful live-fire trials in early 2025.

13 November

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Brussels and UK Haggle Over Entry Fee for EU Defense Fund

The EU and Britain are wrangling over an entry fee to allow London to join a 150-billion-euro ($174 billion) fund to bolster Europe's defenses, officials said Wednesday.

12 November

Land

Rojoef Manuel

NP Aerospace Reinvents Armored Toyota Land Cruiser 300 for NATO Applications

British mobility developer NP Aerospace has unveiled its refreshed armored Toyota Land Cruiser 300, designed to meet NATO standards and international protection requirements.

12 November

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Says Foiled Ukrainian-UK Plot to Hijack Missile-Carrying Jet

Russia said Tuesday it had foiled an Anglo-Ukrainian plot to hijack a military jet carrying a hypersonic missile, which they planned to take to Romania in a "large-scale provocation."

11 November

Europe