Navy's repair shop a good idea but strategy can't be haphazard, says former commodore
The Senior Service hopes the facility to fix and repurpose equipment will improve the effectiveness of the Royal Navy and save money
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Navy Sonobuoys: The high-tech eyes and ears of the Royal Navy beneath the waves
The state-of-the-art sonar systems are capable of detecting, tracking and deterring hostile submarines and other underwater vessels
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Tri-Service Armed Forces get more powers to down rogue drones, but will it make a difference?
Although the new powers are well-intended, a drone expert reckons they will be tricky to implement and won't make much of a difference
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Technology The hunt for a £20m unicorn: MOD's Dragon's Den-style bid to lure startups
John Healey has announced a new £20m fund for small British startups, while Luke Pollard said a Dragon's Den-style pitch will also be used ...
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Cyber Cyber threat rising: Grey zone attacks now range from spying to sabotage
Today's cyber warfare sometimes means an adversary quietly altering what people see – and therefore manipulating how they think
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Aircraft Germany enhances its aerial dominance through new Meteor air-to-air missile deal
The Meteor is regarded as one of the most capable and advanced beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles in the world
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Army Challenger 3 fires live rounds from L55A1 main gun with crew in turret for first time
The Army's new main battle tank had been tested before on the range, but the 120mm gun had only been fired remotely until now
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Ukraine Inside the military marketplace helping Ukraine to replenish its frontline more quickly
Ukraine's state defence innovation programme has created Brave 1, which allows units to order kit more quickly to where they need it most
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Weapons and Kit US military seeks to modernise the minigun – while retaining its lethal rate of fire
The current M134 Gatling-style weapon first seen in 1963 is set to be complemented, and eventually replaced, by the GAU-24/A
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Navy Proteus: The Navy's uncrewed helicopter that's full-size – and now fully airborne
British aviation history has been made with the Leonardo demonstrator making its maiden flight
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Ukraine Britain aims to arm Ukraine with new shoot-and-scoot ballistic missile system
Project Nightfall looks to supply Kyiv with a weapon that can carry a 200kg warhead and hit Russian targets as far away as 500 kilometres
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Technology Exclusive: Meet the FN VictoR – the possible future of military firearms training
FN says the device accurately detects and tracks fast-moving targets and also provides real-time feedback on a firer's performance
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Technology Military radios could be replaced to maintain communication security – by lasers
Nato has been working with Baltic company Astrolight to see if laser systems can provide a more secure form of comms
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Technology Videos purport to show first combat use of US-made one-way attack drones
The US military has stocks of homegrown Shahed lookalike UAVs – and analysts believe they may have been used in the Venezuela snatch mission
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Technology Shahed: The one-way attack drone so effective that the US had to have one too
The US version is designed to be robust and easy to make, and can be launched from various platforms, including catapult systems
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Navy New tech, old threats: Royal Navy to get AI-powered command hubs to tackle mines
The system will connect unmanned surface vehicles, autonomous underwater vehicles and sensors through a single operating platform