Babcock’s ARMOR Force would combine a Type 31 command ship with large uncrewed vessels carrying modular weapons and sensors. Sir Nick Hine says the technology has finally caught up with the concept.
Three years of operations in Ukraine have helped Windracers adapt its autonomous aircraft at speed. Bringing those lessons home requires a balance between rapid development and peacetime safety.
Retired RAF Air Vice-Marshal Tom Burke has joined General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), drawing on his military experience to support its current defence operations in the UK and lead on strategic market development.