Furious firepower: Japan succeeds where US failed and builds electromagnetic railgun
Japan achieves a naval first by not only firing a ship-mounted electromagnetic railgun, but also hitting a target vessel
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Ukraine Ukraine reveals financial cost of war as $10m Russian heli is taken out by $500 drone
Video footage shows the moment of impact and aftermath of a suicide attack drone hitting a Russian Mi-8, with the aircraft being destroyed
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Technology F1 tech merged with drones as race is on to be quickest and best for Ukraine
A British engineering company is using its Formula One know-how to build drones to help Ukraine fight Russia
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Technology Palantir: UK Defence secures cutting-edge AI tech as part of US investment package
The agreement, which could be worth up to £750m, will help British forces to identify battlefield targets with the use of AI
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RAF 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