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6 October

Two B-1B Lancers assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron taxi on the flightline at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Oct. 12, 2023. The U.S. Air Force routinely deploys a variety of aircraft and units throughout Europe for training and to support geographic combatant command objectives. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Ryan Hayman)

US B-1 Bombers Withdraw From UK After Iran Threat

The US Air Force has rapidly transferred its fleet of 12 B-1 Lancer supersonic heavy bombers from the UK Royal Air Force Base Fairford back to stateside following intelligence warnings of an Iran-backed plot targeting the installation.

1 October

Europe

Ukraine’s Defense AI Center A1 uses computer vision to identify armored vehicles in battlefield imagery. Photo: Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

Samantha Alexa

UK Gives Defense Firms Access to Ukraine Battlefield Data for Drone Swarm AI

British defense companies are getting access to a massive dataset built from Ukraine’s battlefield to develop AI models for autonomous drone swarms.

Sep- 2026 -

29 September

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

British Drone Submarine Fires US Heavyweight Torpedo in Historic First

The US Navy and the UK Royal Navy have successfully fired an Mk 48 heavyweight anti-submarine and anti-surface torpedo from an experimental extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle, marking a historic first for allied undersea warfare.

28 September

Air

Pictured is a Hawk T2 aircraft (tail no: ZK104) on a close form sortie from RAF Valley on 30th March 2022.

Rojoef Manuel

UK Grounds Hawk Jet Trainers After Crash in Wales

The UK Royal Air Force has temporarily suspended its Hawk training fleets after an aircraft crashed near RAF Valley on Anglesey, North Wales.

22 September

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

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.

17 September

Europe

QinetiQ’s rapid radiography capability uses X-ray imaging to inspect body armor for structural defects. Photo: QinetiQ

Samantha Alexa

AI to Help Keep Faulty Body Armor Off British Soldiers

UK defense tech firm QinetiQ will use artificial intelligence to accelerate inspections of British Army body armor under a new $2.94 million contract.

11 September

Europe

Christine Casimiro

MBDA, Poland’s WITU Join Forces on Counter Mass Interceptor Program

MBDA and Polish research institute WITU have agreed to collaborate on missile research for the Counter Mass Interceptor program.

4 September

Land

Rojoef Manuel

Ford Bids Ranger Pickups to Replace Old British Military Fleets

Ford has partnered with General Dynamics Land Systems-UK and engineering firm Ricardo to compete for the British Army’s $2.7 billion Light Mobility Vehicle program.

4 September

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion