Boxer: British Army’s “primary” mechanised infantry vehicle in ford trials
The British Army’s Boxer mechanised infantry vehicle (MIV) has completed its sea water fording trial at Instow Beach in North…
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Richard Thomas
Richard is editor-in-chief for defence and transport at GlobalData. He has worked the UK defence beat since 2014, and previously the defence and diplomatic beats in Muscat, Oman, from 2008-2013.
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New UK site will manufacture RCH 155 artillery and 120mm tank barrels
The signing of a defence agreement between the UK and Germany will see the return of large calibre gun barrel…
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UK MoD using AI to help prepare defence review outcome
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is using artificial intelligence (AI) to assist in the analysis of thousands of responses…
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US sanctions China amid reports North Korea could enter Ukraine-Russia war
Recent developments in the Ukraine-Russia war point to the disturbing possibility that it is nearing a new escalatory phase, as…
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Hypersonics: Global Defence Technology 149
This latest issue of Global Defence Technology once more brings you all the insight and analysis into the technologies, policies,…
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UK confirms single tender for New Medium Helicopter “competition”
The UK government has gone on the record to state that only Leonardo Helicopters had submitted a tender for the…
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Ukraine seeks respite from Russian artillery in ammunition depot strikes
Ukraine appears to have shifted its modus operandi for long-range strikes into Russia away from the targe sites of critical…
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British Army to wait at least five years for new protected mobility vehicle
The British Army is still to formally define the scope of the service’s Land Mobility Programme (LMP), with the UK…
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China emerges a key supplier for Ukraine’s defence SME sector
Internal supply chain difficulties and European bureaucracy has emerged as a leading problem for Ukraine’s burgeoning defence small and medium…
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Ukraine looks to digitise conscription to find qualitative edge
In a bid to find a qualitative edge against a Russian enemy that has quantitative superiority, Ukraine is digitising its…