Enter the DragonFire: Type 45 destroyer to be first to receive Navy's new laser weapon
The directed energy weapon, which can take out drones, will be installed first on a Daring-class destroyer five years ahead of schedule
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Army GM enters Combat Mode as it hopes to woo British Army with new squad vehicle
The US manufacturer is pitching its militarised version of the Colorado ZR2 pick-up truck as a replacement for the venerable Land Rover
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Weapons and Kit US Marine Corps beefs up security of ammunition – seven years after warning
The corps finally updates its security protocols for checking its ammo inventories, seven years after being warned they were deficient
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Army Ajax: The armoured reconnaissance vehicle that thinks it's a Tesla, not a Fiat Punto
The Army's new AFV has an advanced suite of electronics that helps it detect threats and pass on that info to other friendly units
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Army Ajax: After years of rising costs, damage and delays, Army says it's ready to rumble
It's a case of pack up all your troubles as minister says Ajax's dark days are over as the AFV is cleared for service
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News Putin and Trump's sabre-rattling raises spectre of nuclear confrontation once again
Nuclear Armageddon once seemed a threat of the past, but the Russian and US presidents have both been ramping up the rhetoric
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Weapons and Kit The Evolys: FN shows off new machine gun that's light in weight, but not in firepower
FN also designed the GPMG, but hopes its new machine gun will be adopted by the Army as an assault weapon at section level
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Navy Exclusive: Royal Marines unveil drone swarm capability to storm coastal defences
The change would act as a force multiplier, given that from the enemy's viewpoint, every small landing craft would become an aircraft ...
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Russia Skyfall: The 007-themed Russian missile that's less Daniel Craig, more George Lazenby
President Putin says the cruise missile is unique after it reportedly flew 14,000km – but analysts have cast doubt on its actual usefulness
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USA A House of Dynamite: How prepared are the US and UK for a missile attack?
BFBS Forces News spoke to Keir Giles, Chatham House's Russian military expert, about UK and US missile defences and Trump's Golden Dome
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Ukraine UK Storm Shadows and Challenger 2s a gamechanger for Ukraine, says former PM
Arseniy Yatsenyuk said the decision to arm his country with the weapons helped shape the West's attitude to supplying kit to Kyiv
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Weapons and Kit Storm Shadow: The bunker-busting precision-guided air-launched cruise missile
The long-range Storm Shadow missile has a powerful warhead that can be used against land targets, bunkers and buildings
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Navy Navy Wildcat heli and Martlet missiles prove their worth on joint exercise in France
The Martlet is a laser-guided beam riding system which uses Automatic Target Tracking to lock on, or it can be guided using a joystick
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Ukraine UK delivers more than 85,000 military drones to Ukraine as Nato pushes after incursions
The Defence Secretary made the announcement ahead of a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, which is being co-hosted with Germany
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Technology Viking: The uncrewed ground vehicle that could be a valuable battlefield asset
The Viking uncrewed ground vehicle has recently been tested in the Baltic region during a Joint Expeditionary Force deployment
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Tri-Service National Armaments Director appointed to drive defence reform and bolster UK arsenal
Rupert Pearce will be expected to reshape UK defence procurement and industrial partnerships during his five-year fixed-term in the position