UK restarts payments for troubled £5.5bn Ajax armoured vehicle programme
The Ajax programme is "turning a corner", according to Minister for Defence Procurement Alex Chalk.
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Weapons and Kit The self-loading, rapid-fire Archer Artillery System's a game changer in battle
The British Army has just struck a new artillery deal with Sweden to buy new Archer artillery guns.
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Weapons and Kit UK buys Archer Artillery System from Sweden to replace kit sent to Ukraine
The UK and Sweden have also agreed to collaborate on bringing together efforts for the repair and maintenance of vehicles granted in kind to ...
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Navy Royal Navy takes delivery of its new jet-powered 400mph Banshee drones
The 10ft by 8ft Banshee simulates threatening aircraft and was first trialled on HMS Prince of Wales in 2021.
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Weapons and Kit Rocket factory in a box: Tech could revolutionise rocket manufacture right on the frontline
The small, deployable manufacturing plant could allow militaries to make small amounts of any rocket motor they need.
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News UK must learn from Ukraine war and boost land warfare strength, Ellwood says
The review, just two years after the most recent Integrated Review, is an opportunity for Government to set out its economic and policy ...
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UK UK ammunition stockpile 'dangerously low' due to Ukraine war
Rebuilding the UK's diminishing stockpile of munitions after the conflict could take at least a decade, they added.
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Ukraine UK's M270 tracked missile launcher system in action on the eastern front of Ukraine
The UK has provided three M270 long-range multiple-launch rocket systems in their military assistance to Ukraine.
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Ukraine Watch: Ukrainian soldiers appear to unload tonnes of anti-tank mines from a dump truck
Each mine is believed to contain seven to eight kilogrammes of explosives.
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Weapons and Kit GPMG: The world's deadliest machine gun
General Purpose Machine Gun – Aka 'The General' – all the gen, facts and data on the weapon of choice.
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Land vehicles 'Troubled' Ajax armoured vehicle could still be another 18 months from service
The project to build 589 of the vehicles has prompted criticism after running for nearly 13 years without providing a single deployable ...
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Navy HMS Queen Elizabeth tests her weapons in 'attack of the killer tomato'
Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth tested her advanced Phalanx weapon system in an exercise she calls "attack of the killer tomato".
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Ukraine Ukrainian tank drivers say 'formidable' Challenger 2s can change course of Ukraine war
Ukrainian tank drivers have been training with the Challenger 2 battle tank in preparation for its arrival on the frontline against Russia.
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Navy Watch: Royal Navy frigate shows off its torpedo firepower with slow-mo video
Type 23 frigate HMS Portland spent an "action-packed day perfecting" its underwater warfare skills in Northern Scotland.
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Army Watch: UK troops on Nato duty test firing skills on targets placed at sea
The regiment says the test of D Squadron's gunnery skills shows how they have "firepower in any situation".
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Ukraine Challenger 2 and Leopard 2: How the Western tanks can pack different punches for Ukraine
Watch our video to see what they both offer on the frontline.