UK MoD Orders Orion Primary Sight for Scout SV
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Thales is announcing today the award of a £125M contract for the supply of Sighting Systems and Ancillary Equipment to General Dynamics UK for the Production Phase of the UK MoD’s Specialist Vehicle (SV) programme. Armoured Vehicle Sighting systems for the SV Scout vehicle which will provide the UK MoD with a step change in […]
Malaysia signed deal for UK made SAMs
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Malaysia has signed the deal for the procurement of the Thales Starstreak V-Shorads, ahead of the official visit of the UK Prime Minister on Thursday. Industry sources told Malaysian Defence that the deal involved Global Komited Sdn Bhd which will supply the GM-K1 vehicles and Thales UK, the producer of the Starstreak V-Shorads. The deal […]
Two Brimstone missiles FALL OFF British Tornado fighter jet
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Two missiles were smashed into pieces after they fell off a British warplane in bad weather as it returned from taking out Islamic State targets in Iraq. The £105,000 Brimstone missiles came off an ageing Tornado fighter jet as it landed at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus this morning. There was ‘poor visibility’ in the region […]
A400M transport aircraft is delivered to the Royal Air Force
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A400M transport aircraft is delivered to the Royal Air Force
F35B successfully completes milestone as it was launched into the skies from a ski-jump
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The F35B Lightning II has successfully completed another major milestone as the fifth generation stealth fighter was launched into the skies from a ski-jump, Friday 19 June. The land-based test — conducted by the F35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force — took place at Naval Air Station in Patuxent River, Maryland, US. The […]
New Anti-UAV Defence System (AUDS)
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A trio of specialist companies in the UK has launched a surveillance and radio frequency (RF) jamming-based system aimed at protecting critical national infrastructure (CNI), military bases and very important persons (VIPs) from threatening unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Blighter Surveillance Systems, Chess Dynamics and Enterprise Control Systems unveiled the Anti-UAV Defence System (AUDS) to the […]
UK mulls P-8A Poseidon buy, to counter the Russian nuclear submarines
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The Royal Navy of UK mulls procuring 12 US made P-8A Poseidon ASW aircraft, to counter the Russian nuclear submarines, which are regularly patrolling the coast of Britain. The Poseidon will replace aging Nimrod types. Total £2 billion budget will be allocated to fund the programs. The Boeing P-8 Poseidon (formerly the Multimission Maritime Aircraft […]
Royal Navy nuclear submarine suffers £500,000 damage after ‘hitting floating ice’ while tracking Russian vessels
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A British nuclear submarine suffered £500,000 damage in a collision while tracking Russian vessels, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. The 5,300-ton HMS Talent limped back to port with a huge dent and will be out of action for several months. Royal Navy top brass are investigating the incident. Last night, defence officials refused to […]
Apache attack helicopter makes emergency landing at boys’ school
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The boys at Monmouth School, in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, are given a surprise treat when a warning light forces the helicopter to land immediately Pilots of a stricken Army helicopter gunship made an emergency landing – on a school’s sports field. They then phoned the school to apologise, and explained that a warning light had […]
British Army Armor on the move during Exercise Tractable
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Military vehicles including Challenger 2, Warrior and FV 432’s belonging to 1 Yorks and KRH in convoy during a vehicle move during Ex Tractable near Ludgershall on SPTA.