UK News

UK LE TacCIS ~ Airbus Fujitsu and Thales Team Up
Airbus, Fujitsu and Thales in the UK have teamed up for the British Army’s LE TacCIS future tactical communication programme. ~ Joint…

4GD Completes British Army SmartFacility Installation
4GD has completed an immersive training SmartFacility installation for the British Army’s 16 Air Assault Brigade in Colchester. ~ Press Release, London,…

UK CDS Extended In Post Until November
The UK Prime Minister has asked CDS (Chief of the Defence Staff) General Sir Nick Carter to continue in his role until…

Photonics Spin-Out Awarded Government Funding
A new photonics spin-out company that provides laser detection and protection products has been awarded funding from the UK Government. ~ Dstl…

RAF Sentinel R1 Conducts Last Operational Flight
On Thursday an RAF Sentinel R1 aircraft carried out the last operational flight of the type from RAF Waddington after 14 years…

Italy Orders Two U212NFS Submarines From Fincantieri
Italy, through OCCAR, has ordered two new-generation U212NFS Near Future Submarines from Fincantieri for the Italian Navy. ~ Press Release, Trieste, February…

New British Army Facility In Kenya
The UK Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has delivered a new headquarters and training facility at Laikipia Air Base in East Africa. ~…

4GD and D3A Team For Combined Arms Training
4GD and D3A Defence have teamed to extend the combined arms training capability of 4GD’s SmartFacility urban training environment. ~ Press Release,…

WFEL Now Sole Bidder For UK Project TYRO
WFEL announced today that the company is now sole bidder for Project TYRO ~ the UK MoD’s Military Bridging project. ~ Press…

THALES UK Boxer MIV Protector RWS
UK MoD DE&S has today released a news story linked to the December 2020 decision to arm Boxer MIV with a KONGSBERG…













