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Apr- 2026 -4 AprilEurope
UK Deploys Rapid Sentry Anti-Drone System to Kuwait
The UK deployed a counter-drone system known as Rapid Sentry to Kuwait, as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday condemned a "reckless" overnight drone attack on a Kuwaiti oil refinery.
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3 AprilAir
GCAP Awards First Joint Contract to Edgewing to Advance Next-Gen Fighter
The agency overseeing the Global Combat Air Programme has awarded its first joint international contract to the Edgewing joint venture.
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2 AprilEurope
UK, France Launch Effort on Meteor Missile Successor
The UK and France have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore developing a successor to the Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile.
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2 AprilEurope
UK Conducts Largest Military Parachute Drop in Over a Decade
The British Army and Royal Air Force have carried out the largest military parachute operation on the country in more than a decade.
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2 AprilEurope
MGI Completes First Flight Tests of TigerShark Deep-Strike Drone
MGI Engineering completed initial flight tests of its TigerShark uncrewed deep-strike platform, an early step in the system’s development.
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1 AprilTechnology
‘World’s First Quantum-Resilient Drones’ Lift Off in European Trials
A Cold War-era algorithm has been flown on drones for the first time, pointing to a new class of systems built to withstand quantum threats.
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1 AprilEurope
UK Orders Teledyne’s Autonomous Underwater Systems to Boost Intel
The UK Ministry of Defence has contracted Teledyne Marine to supply autonomous underwater systems and related services to strengthen the Royal Navy’s undersea intelligence.
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1 AprilEurope
UK Upgrades RFA Lyme Bay for Autonomous Minehunting Operations
The UK Royal Navy is equipping RFA Lyme Bay with uncrewed systems to detect and neutralize naval mines, turning the support ship into a floating hub for autonomous minehunting operations.
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Mar- 2026 -31 MarchSea
Babcock Completes Float-Off of Second British Inspiration Frigate
Babcock International Group has conducted the float-off of the UK Royal Navy’s second Inspiration-class (Type 31) frigate.
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30 MarchTechnology
UK, US Test When Medics Trust AI With Life-or-Death Decisions
Military planners are moving beyond whether AI can support battlefield medicine to a more critical question: when will humans trust it to decide?
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