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Lockheed Martin expects F-35 tech upgrades to last through 2032
Following delays in the F-35 upgrade dubbed Technology Refresh 3, the jet’s producer expects to complete the major project by 2032 at the latest.
British defense boss commiserates a bit with France over Australia submarine breakup
“I understand Frances’s disappointment at the cancellation of the diesel-electric deal,” Wallace said at the DSEI defense exhibit in London on Sept. 16.
British military intel chief has ‘ambitious plans’ for automation
British defense analysts have access to more data and information sources than ever before, but are desperate for mature automation tools to properly sift through them all, said the nation’s top intelligence officer.
US Air Force picks same bomb-destroying robot used by the British Army
The goal is to field the core system as rapidly as possible, as the global supply chain for critical subsystems like cables and connectors remains backlogged across sectors since the start of the pandemic.
UK Space Command: Step one for space domain awareness is bringing data together
While the UK is building up its own space domain awareness tools, said Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey, the military must first utilize and fuse existing sensor data.
By Nathan Strout
British Army chief talks Taliban, TikTok and the United States
The general said Britain underestimated how long it would take to build a secure Afghanistan and underestimated the relative patience of democracies.
Leonardo fine-tunes its 757 jetliner converted into a Tempest test rig
Dubbed Excalibur, the aircraft has been remodeled with a pointed nose to mimic the likely Tempest design by Leonardo’s partner, UK firm 2Excel.
By Tom Kington
UK industry team demos new counter-missile protection for armored vehicles
A Leonardo-led, U.K.-based industry team has demonstrated an active vehicle protection system that includes soft and hard kill options for the British military.
By Jen Judson