Vickers 40mm Class S Gun: Hard to aim at aircraft, but great for attacking tanks
The Vickers S Gun was a 40mm autocannon that ended up being repurposed for a very different role from its original design
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Royal Marines Hauling kit and an eye in the sky - Royal Marines and Navy drones now operational
The Malloy T-150 delivers supplies for the Royal Marines, while the Peregrine boosts intelligence and reconnaissance for the fleet
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Ukraine Shooting down the Shaheds: UK and Ukraine to produce interceptor drones
Countering enemy UAVs with missiles is expensive, so a new breed of anti-drone drones are proving far more cost-effective
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Technology AI-powered swarms that pick their own targets mark the future of drone warfare
Ukraine is believed to have used a drone swarm controlled by AI in combat for the first time, heralding their wider use by both sides
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News It's magic: Exclusive look at Harry Potter-style 'invisibility cloak' used by UK Commando Force
BFBS Forces News was shown the cloak, which conceals the wearer from detection by thermal imagery, during Exercise Green Dagger
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Army Boxer: The Army's new mechanised infantry vehicle that punches above its weight
More than 600 of these new vehicles have been ordered which can carry out a number of roles on the battlefield
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Navy Happy landings: Rough seas and night-time no problem for Wildcats on HMS Trent
The offshore patrol vessel has been fitted with an ingenious lighting system to make helicopter landings safer
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Russia All lined up and ready to kill: Take a look inside Russia's deadly drone factory
A video published by Russian state media outlet Zvezda TV offers a rare insight into the inner workings of Russia's war machine
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Navy From RFA to HMS: Stirling Castle, the minehunter with autonomous countermeasures – and a sauna
BFBS Forces News went on board HMS Stirling Castle in 2024 to see how she would help neutralise the sea mine threat
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Army Project Asgard: The targeting technology driving a shift in lethality for British Army
The project, named after the home of the Norse gods, will also use AI and communications to help personnel target their adversaries
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Technology Digital dogfight: Who would win between an AI fighter pilot and a human?
An ex-RAF officer has been testing a system called Centaur, which has already been used for real on a Saab Gripen
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Technology Zero misses: Drone's unguided rockets turned into precision-guided munitions
The missiles found their targets thanks to the APKWS laser-guidance kit that was mounted to the multi-rotor Malloy TRV-150 drone
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Politics Hostile activities bring war to the doorstep of each and every one of us, new report warns
MPs call for more military presence in the Baltic and for the whole of UK society to be active in combating grey zone threats
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Navy AI-powered underwater gliders to be built in the UK to protect against Russian threat
A manufacturing facility based in Plymouth will begin making the underwater gliders to provide a surveillance and protection capability
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Navy Navy able to Sweep the seas for mines as drone system is accepted into service
The tech used by the Sweep system can defeat sophisticated digital sea mines which can detect and target ships and submarines passing nearby
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Ukraine Ukrainian defence tech making huge leaps thanks to soldiers' combat experience
Direct feedback from the frontline is leading to the development of products like the Himera radio which is tough for the Russians to jam