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31 October

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Babcock Signs Weapon Support Contract With British Royal Navy

Babcock has secured a three-year, $21.8-million contract with the British Royal Navy to support its Phalanx Close-In Weapon Support System.

25 October

Space

Juster Domingo

Airbus, Northrop Team Up for UK Military Satellite Program

Airbus and Northrop Grumman are partnering to develop updated military satellite communications for the UK's SKYNET program.

13 October

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

UK Deploys Force to East Mediterranean to Back Israel: PM Office

The British government will send two Royal Navy ships and surveillance aircraft to the eastern Mediterranean to support Israel, the prime minister's office said.

10 October

Technology

Rojoef Manuel

Smiths Detection to Deliver Next-Gen Chemical Sensors for British Military

The UK has awarded Smiths Detection a contract to develop and deliver next-generation chemical sensors for the British armed forces.

9 October

Europe

Joe Saballa

British Army Receives First Archer Howitzer in ‘Fastest Procurement Ever’

The British Army has taken delivery of its first Archer wheeled artillery system after just six months of signing a contract with Sweden.

6 October

Europe

Joe Saballa

UK Has Run Out of Weapons to Send to Ukraine: Senior Official

A senior British military official has claimed that the country has run out of weapons and equipment to send to Ukraine.

2 October

Europe

Joe Saballa

UK Minister Mulls Providing Soldier Training Inside Ukraine

The UK is considering training Kyiv’s soldiers inside Ukraine amid continuing aggression by Russian forces, its newly-appointed defense minister has revealed.

2 October

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