UKDI Names Five Core Themes to Accelerate Frontline Capabilities

Image: UK MOD © Crown copyright 2026 The United Kingdom has delivered the first of 150 British-made artillery barrels to Ukraine. A £61 million contract with BAE Systems is backing

Image: UK MOD © Crown copyright UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) has announced five core themes to guide its work with industry, as per a recent press statement. The themes are

Image: Harmattan – Dassault Aviation Dassault Aviation and Harmattan AI have completed a collaborative in-flight engagement between a Rafale F4 fighter jet and an unmanned aerial system carrying the new

Image: BAE Systems BAE Systems will reveal its latest fighter pilot helmet technology at a major industry event next week, as per a recent press statement. The demonstrator, named Project

Image: SAAB Six Brazilian Air Force F-39E Gripen fighters have taken part in a multinational exercise outside Brazil for the first time. The jets joined SALITRE 2026, a multidomain exercise

Image: Rheinmetall British soldiers have operated the UK’s first autonomous HX convoy, marking a significant step in the Army’s push towards uncrewed logistics capability. Rheinmetall and the UK Ministry of

Image: UK MoD Crown Copyright UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) has opened a new competition seeking early-stage, disruptive technology for military autonomous systems. The scheme targets innovators working across land, sea

Image: BAE Systems BAE Systems has secured a contract from Boeing to supply AN/ALQ-250 Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability Systems (EPAWSS) for the Republic of Korea Air Force’s F-15K Slam

Image: Babcock Babcock has delivered the final Jackal 3 vehicle to the British Army, marking the end of a major production programme in Devonport, Plymouth. The defence firm built 123

Image: RTX The US Army’s next-generation rotorcraft, the MV-75 Cheyenne, will rely on aviation systems already proven across millions of commercial flight hours. Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, has been

Image: UK MoD Crown Copyright The Ministry of Defence has awarded a £2 billion contract to build an AI-driven training system for the British Army. The 15-year deal will train

Image: US Air Force via Wikimedia Commons The US Air Force is defining requirements for a new generation of uncrewed intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and strike aircraft. The service wants systems

Image: Senior Airman Adrien Tran via DVIDS Five nations tested high-end warfighting capability across the West Pacific during Exercise Valiant Shield 26. The United States led the drill, with Australia,

Image: nLIGHT Defence The US Department of War has awarded two Joint Laser Weapon System (JLWS) agreements worth $86 million, with a total programme ceiling of $847 million, as per

Image: Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Richmond via DVIDS Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has published a new handbook aimed at building shared understanding of the drone threat across government,