The UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is engaged in studies and technology demonstration programmes (TDPs) that are aimed at enhancing the coherence of the British armed forces' current and future tactical communications systems. Strain in recent ...
The laser self-protection system is a product of the collaboration betweenLeonardoUK,ThalesUK, and the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). Developed by the Team Pellonia partnership, the system is claimed to have proven its ability to rapidly detect and neutra...
UK:Britain has successfully tested its Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW), Dragonfire, firing at aerial targets for the first time. The trial, conducted at the Ministry of Defence’s Hebrides Range, aimed to showcase the weapon’s power and accuracy. Addressing Modern Threats: Recent global e...
–Two cubesats owned by the UK Ministry of Defense’s (MOD) Defense Science and technology laboratory Dstl. These satellites, co-funded with Airbus Defence and Space who are designing them jointly with In-Space Missions, will support MOD science and technology activities both in orbit and on th...
The UK’s first test of a High-Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS) was successfully completed by Raytheon UK and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) This milestone marks a major leap forward in the UK Ministry of Defence's Land Laser Directed Ener...
The funding will help move 20 unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into the final stage of development, which will ultimately be managed by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). The Ministry of Defence (MOD) intends to make use of the potential military benefits offered by employing a...
UK defense technology company QinetiQ – previously the research and development wing of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) – has officially opened a new facility dedicated to laser development. Called “Dragonworks”, the test bed is said to be for high-energy lasers aimed at both military and ...
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has identified conformal symbology and head-up display (HUD) technology jointly developed by AgustaWest-land and Ferranti Technologies Ltd (FTL) as offering the best potential to meet its near-term capability requirements for a Low Visibility Landing (LVL) ...
The UK armed forces could deploy high-energy laser weapons within a decade if an MBDA-led prototype programme yields positive results, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confimed. Announcing the award of a GBP30 million (USD37 million) Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) Capability Demonstrator...