UK and Japan to work together on fighter jet engine technology
The UK is investing more than £2bn in its major national and international endeavour to design a world-leading Future Combat Air System.
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Weapons and Kit Watch: The next-generation assault rifle that can communicate with other troops
The weapon can communicate data through a team and combines normal, infrared and thermal sights.
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Technology Virtual defence time machine preparing military leaders for the future
The Museum of the Future uses virtual reality to immerse decision-makers in a world scientists predict will exist in the future.
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Weapons and Kit 'Eyes on the battlefield': The new tech that finds enemies for you
It could soon become part of the arsenal of weapons used by troops in urban warfare.
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Technology USA vs Russia vs China - how do their weapons sales compare?
Arms trade prospers during pandemic as profits hit record $531 billion in 2020.
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Technology Drone swarms take over mock city in US
The American military's research and development unit set up a fake town to experiment with hundreds of unmanned systems.
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Technology US Navy uses laser weapon to destroy floating target
The USS Portland successfully test-fired its laser weapon demonstrator at a floating target in the Gulf of Aden, the US Navy said.
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Technology Drone motherships? How old Afghanistan vehicles could be reused
Redundant armoured kit is being tested in a transportation and charging role for newer technology.
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Technology Sky Sabre: All you need to know about the new 'cutting-edge' air defence system
Sky Sabre can hit a tennis ball-sized target travelling at the speed of sound, according to the Ministry of Defence.
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Aircraft Revealed: How often the UK expects to lose an F-35B
The Government has confirmed the future attrition rates of the Lightning jet - Britain's most advanced aircraft ever.
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Technology Sky Sabre: New air defence system launched
The Rapier replacement has three times the missile range and eight times the radar range.
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Technology Could this new kit save military personnel from the extreme cold?
The current survival bag used by the UK and US often fails to protect personnel from hypothermia.
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Navy Royal Marines pioneer 'game-changer' technology to eliminate heat illness
The technology introduced in the spring has already saved the life of one individual and prevented a couple of very serious casualties.
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Technology 'There are plenty of women in technology thriving': Army troop commander wins tech award
Lieutenant Abbygayle Wiggins was chosen as an individual winner in the awards which look to celebrate women in the technology sector.
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Aircraft F-35 crash: Joint UK-US recovery operation underway
An investigation into the cause of the incident is running alongside a race to retrieve the valuable airframe.
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Navy Royal Navy expands Puma drone fleet
700X Naval Air Squadron recently took delivery of their latest Puma aircraft and can now immediately deploy flights as required for defence.