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Weapons and Kit HMS Lancaster Trials Extra Firepower
The .50 calibre guns can fire 500-600 rounds per minute, with the bullets able to penetrate light armour.
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Technology Swarming Military Drones Concept Tested
The concept involving a swarm of 20 drones completed two weeks of trials in Cumbria.
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Weapons and Kit £2.4bn Munitions Deal To Secure Thousands Of UK Jobs Over 15 Years
The new contract will replace the current MASS (Munitions Acquisition, the Supply Solution) agreement from January 2023.
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China Experts Warn MPs About Industrial Espionage Risks From China
MPs on the Defence Sub-Committee heard that Beijing is actively seeking ways to infiltrate UK defence.
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News 10,000-Strong British And French Expeditionary Force Declared Fully Operational
The force was conceived a decade ago as part of the Lancaster House Treaties signed by David Cameron and Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Politics Integrated Review In 'Disarray' Following Spending Assessment Change
Professor Malcolm Chalmers says the reduction of a Treasury spending review to cover only a one-year period could be costly for defence.
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Army Gunners Train With M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System In Scotland
101 Regiment Royal Artillery is the only British Army reservist unit that operates the precision fire weapons systems.
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Weapons and Kit BAE Systems To Produce Naval Guns For Royal Navy's Type 31s
Through a contract with Babcock International, the company will supply the Navy with a set of "advanced" and "multi-purpose" gun systems.
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Technology Former Royal Marine Reservist Tests Jet Suit That 'Could Save Lives'
The jet suit allowed a casualty to be reached in just 90 seconds, as opposed to the 25 minutes it would have taken by foot.
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Army How Soldiers Learn To Fire Mortars
Reservists and regulars from the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment fired the 81mm weapon for the first time during their training.
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Tri-Service What Kit Does The UK Military Have?
The Armed Forces use a range of vessels, vehicles, and aircraft during operations and training.
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Weapons and Kit Challenger 2: Everything you need to know about Britain's tanks
With talk of mothballing, here's the gen on the British Army's Main Battle Tank fleet.
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History U Boats – ‘Grey Coffins’ That Shaped Two World Wars And Forged The Era Of The Submarine
How ‘Unterseeboots’ wreaked havoc in the Atlantic Ocean across two world wars …
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Navy Navy Drones Set For Landmark First Deployment
The Royal Navy’s drone team, 700X Naval Air Squadron, is expected to deploy for the first time by the end of the year.
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News Rolls-Royce's Defence Business In UK And US Unaffected By Job Cuts
The company has announced it plans to cut at least 9,000 jobs amid a drop in demand for its products.