Executive Summary: Thales UK, in partnership with Teledyne e2v, has successfully tested an upgraded RapidDestroyer radio-frequency directed energy weapon (RFDEW) that neutralized …
UK defense
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
UK Completes F-35B Lightning II Procurement Phase As Final Jets Arrive At RAF Marham
by Mr. SHEIKH (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: The United Kingdom has completed its initial procurement phase for the F-35B Lightning II following the arrival of the final …
- Naval & MaritimeNaval Strategy & Maritime Security
Royal Navy Moves To Shadow Russian Warship As Tensions Rise In UK Waters
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: The Royal Navy deployed assets to monitor a Russian warship operating near UK waters, underscoring heightened maritime vigilance. The operation …
- Military & OrdnanceTanks & Armored Vehicles
UK Moves To Keep Ajax Armored Vehicle Program After Safety Crisis
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readUK Ajax Armored Vehicle Program Survives Another Major Test The Ajax armored vehicle program will continue after the British government decided to …
- Policy & StrategyDefense Budgets & Policy
UK Moves To Expand Munitions Stockpiles As Ukraine War Reshapes Force Planning
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readUK Munitions Strategy Overhaul Driven By Ukraine War Lessons The UK munitions strategy overhaul is accelerating as lessons from the war in …
- Naval & MaritimeNaval Strategy & Maritime Security
UK Moves To Counter Russian Submarine Threat As Covert Undersea Operations Exposed
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readUK Russian Submarine Operation Raises Alarm Over Undersea Security The UK Russian submarine operation revealed by the UK Government underscores a growing …
- Naval & MaritimeNaval Strategy & Maritime Security
Royal Navy Expands Maritime Surveillance As Russian Vessels Track Near UK Waters
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readRoyal Navy Tracks Russian Vessels Near UK Waters The Royal Navy tracking Russian vessels near UK waters underscores growing maritime vigilance as …
- Policy & StrategyDefense Budgets & Policy
UK Races To Expand Munitions Production As Stockpile Pressures Mount
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readUK Munitions Production Plan Targets Industrial Expansion The UK munitions production plan marks a significant step in rebuilding the country’s defense industrial …
- Naval & MaritimeNaval Strategy & Maritime Security
Royal Navy Moves To Extend Type 45 Destroyers To 2038 Amid Air Defense Demands
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readType 45 Destroyers Service Life Extended To 2038 The Type 45 destroyers service life has been extended to at least 2038, reinforcing …
- Global News
UK And France Move To Develop Meteor Successor Missile As Air Combat Threats Evolve
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes read¦ KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE The United Kingdom and France have launched early work on a successor to the Meteor beyond-visual-range …