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The start-up says it will combine a containerised launcher, off-the-shelf components and a proposed UK assembly facility to challenge long development cycles in defence.
Voyant has shown the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) that its navigation software can keep an uncrewed vessel on course without satellite positioning, a significant advance for autonomous maritime platforms expected to operate where GNSS signals are unreliable or under attack.
So reports are coming out on the seven vehicles that have been selected to go through to the next round of assessment for the LMV contract. The only two all British contenders, Fering and Portsmouth Aviation, seem to be out and a surprise contender from Spain appears to be in, the Iturri.
UK company, Alpha 56, says its work grew from a field communications problem: getting reliable connectivity and data-sharing equipment to users operating beyond conventional infrastructure.
SYOS Aerospace, the dual-headquartered autonomous systems maker, which holds a £30m Ministry of Defence contract, has raised a convertible note led by Outset Ventures and anchored by NZVC.
Evolve Dyamics says its small, rugged surveillance drones are attracting NATO interest, but argues that slow procurement and a lack of early contract funding make it difficult for British manufacturers to scale.
UK defence software firm Voyant has shown that its tracking algorithms can draw noticeably better performance out of sonar already in service with the Royal Navy, without touching the hardware.
Fering exhibited their Pioneer hybrid vehicle at DVD2026, and we came away convinced that we have seen the future of both vehicle design and what can be achieved from hybrid electric powerchains.
The new Colt Canada C25 rifle is the product of quiet evolution rather than headline-chasing revolution, and that is precisely its strength.
I’ll admit it, I was a sceptic about the Defender Wolf Series II, the whole proposition seemed off – They literally walked away from the Defender, and for all intents and purposes seemed done with the military and the whole ‘utility’ market. And now they’re suddenly wanting back in? With that Chelsea tractor of the modern Defender as well.
TTP is a technology and product development consultancy that works across the full journey from concept to combat-ready deployment, with a focus on delivering defence capability at speed. Meet them at Apex Europe
Saif Autonomy, founded in September 2023, is aiming to become the safety layer that lets non-deterministic, AI-driven platforms into real-world, regulated environments.
A new Barclays report finds British defence start-ups are broadly optimistic but trapped between world-class early-stage innovation and a procurement and financing system ill-equipped to scale what it creates.
Mind Foundry: Trusted AI for Distributed Sensor Intelligence Ahead of APEX Europe 7-8 October 2026, we had a Q&A with Mind Foundry, a UK sovereign AI company spun out from Oxford University’s Machine Learning Research Group. They spoke about...
Here is a contender for the British Army LMV tender that really stands out, the Fering Technologies Pioneer. With a hybrid-electric powertrain, carbon chassis and a 7,000 km range it is a unique and all-British vehicle.
Last updated September 2026 | The Light Mobility Vehicle project, Nine contenders, a £2 billion prize and a British Army requirement that has drawn platforms from three continents.
Apex Europe preview: Cambridge Sensoriis, soon to be known as skyAnchor, spoke to us about their unique autonomous takeoff and landing system
Our (maybe not so) quick reference guide to the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers, their troubled history, and the debate over their strategic value.
Jaguar Land Rover have announced that they will compete for the Ministry of Defence Light Mobility Vehicle tender – with their Defender Wolf Series II. The vehicle will debut at DVD2026
Last updated: September 2026 | The Kraken K3 Scout is the Royal Navy’s new high-speed uncrewed surface vessel, built for a hybrid fleet and capable of being dropped from an aircraft into the sea.
As UAV programmes demand faster development cycles and proven reliability, engineers are increasingly turning to established connector technologies with documented performance in missile and airborne environments, rather than developing bespoke solutions from scratch.
Our Quick reference guide to the DCE X-series Universal Carrier, designed and built in the UK
An overview of the current state of play for British military autonomous systems, what drones, UGVs, USVs, and loitering munitions are in service or planned, and why autonomous systems matter to British defence right now
The Ministry of Defence has awarded contracts worth up to £4M each to 13 British tech startups via its Commercial X fast-track programme, seeking the UK’s next billion-pound defence firm.
After more than two decades of delays, disappointment, and dwindling ambition, Britain’s Watchkeeper drone programme is finally drawing to a close. What surveillance capability does ots replacement drone, Corvus, offer the Army?
The peculiar situation that Chinese electronics and components, in defence and civilian projects, are potentially sending data back to China. And how that is exacerbated by China’s National Intelligence Law
Portsmouth-based SubSea Craft has taken a 40% equity interest in Coventry battery engineering firm LORILLION, in a move aimed at securing a domestic supply chain for specialist battery systems.
As defence platforms outlive the components that connect them, a new white paper from network connectivity specialist ATGBICS sets out how programme teams can get ahead of obsolescence before it becomes a production-stopping crisis.
The UK government has now officially opened the race to find the successor the the RAF’s Hawk T2 trainer, launching what promises to be one of the most strategically significant defence procurement competitions of the decade.
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