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22 September

A soldier uses Babcock’s Nomad AI-powered signal intelligence platform in the field. Photo: Babcock

UK Military Receives AI Tech That Turns Intercepted Comms Into Real-Time Intel

The UK Ministry of Defence has taken delivery of a Babcock-built AI platform that turns intercepted communications into real-time intelligence.

22 September

Heavy Equipment Trailer carrying a Leopard 2A7 main battle tank

Rojoef Manuel

Denmark Orders Leopard Tank Transporters From Broshuis

Dutch vehicle solutions developer Broshuis has received an order for 15 Heavy Equipment Trailers to expand transport capacity for the Danish Armed Forces’ Leopard 2 main battle tanks.

22 September

Image shows a. RAF Voyager from RAF Brize Norton landing at Nellis Air Force Base during Red Flag 23-1. A Royal Air Force detachment, operating from Nellis Air Base Nevada, is honing its cutting-edge air combat skills in the largest scale Exercise Red Flag to date. Exercise Red Flag is the pre-eminent annual air combat training exercise run by the United States. The United States Air Force has expanded this long-established exercise to include a vastly increased geographical area to challenge participants to overcome what USAF planners are calling the Tyranny of Distance in addition to the traditional combat air missions of previous exercises. The Exercise has previously been run over the Nevada Test and Training Range and area of 12,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land. Now training areas in Utah and California have been added, as well as missions being flow out over the Californian Pacific Coast. The exercise area has therefore become vast and is aimed to reflect the challenges of conducting air operations at range The RAF detachment of around 300 personnel currently taking part on the exercise is operating seven Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth based II (Army Co-operation) Squadron, plus a Voyager operated from 10 and 101 Squadron based at RAF Brize Norton. In addition, aircrew from 51 Squadron based at RAF Waddington have been integrated into the flight crew of a USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint intelligence gathering aircraft. Australia is the only other nation participating, reflecting the close Defence partnership between our three countries.

Giulia Bernacchi

UK to Deploy Refueling Aircraft in Support of Saudi Air Defenses

The UK will deploy an aerial refueling aircraft to support Saudi Arabia’s response to Houthi missile and drone attacks.

22 September

Giulia Bernacchi

UK, Industry Partners Launch Cluster to Test Emerging Intelligence Technologies

The UK is establishing a new hub to accelerate the testing and deployment of emerging intelligence technologies.

22 September

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Ukraine Unveils 416-Km/H Jet Interceptor to Hunt Russian Drones

Ukrainian developer Vluchnyk has unveiled the Zorelit v5, a jet-powered interceptor designed to destroy Russia’s kamikaze and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles.

22 September

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Ukraine Begins First Military Trials of Locally Built Uncrewed Buggies

The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has conducted its first trials of domestically produced remote-controlled buggies, advancing the country’s push to expand battlefield robotics.

22 September

Giulia Bernacchi

Spain Names New Submarine Rescue Vessel Poseidón

Navantia has held a naming ceremony for the Spanish Navy’s new underwater intervention and submarine rescue vessel, A-21 Poseidón.

22 September

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Drone Defense in a Box: UK Unwraps New Falcon Shield Variant

Britain’s Falcon Shield counter-unmanned aerial system can now deploy straight out of a box.

22 September

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Spain’s New Drone Interceptor Hitches a Ride on Larger UAV to Extend Reach

Spanish defense firm Indra has introduced a new autonomous interceptor that can hitch a ride aboard a larger mothership drone to extend its reach.

22 September

M4 and A1 unmanned ground vehicles on display. Photo: Ark Robotics

Rojoef Manuel

Babcock Collabs With Ark Robotics, DCE to Scale Ground Drones in UK

British defense giant Babcock International has signed separate agreements with Ark Robotics and Digital Concepts Engineering to explore the development, production, integration, and support of unmanned ground vehicles for UK and allied forces.

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