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UK appears to reveal A400M fleet operating at 45% availability - Airforce Technology (opens the original)
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The UK Government appears to have revealed its A400M transport fleet has been operating at a 45% availability rate, following the award of a contract to manufacturer Airbus to increase the number of aircraft available daily from 10 to 13 by the end of 2027. Currently, the UK operates a fleet of 22 A400M Atlas transport aircraft, which is a cornerstone of the country’s air mobility capability, supporting operations ranging from humanitarian relief to rapid troop deployment. Combine business intel
US Navy conducts SINKEX off UK coast (opens the original)
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The US Navy conducted a SINKEX exercise off the UK coast in late-September which saw the test of an anti-surface variant Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) and a UK Naval Strike Missile (NSM) against a decommissioned Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate. According to a US Department of War release, US Navy assets involved in the exercise included the guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) and the recently commissioned USS Massachusetts (SSN 798), a Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submari
Drones accounting for over 95% of strikes: Ukraine’s Fedorov - Army Technology (opens the original)
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Ukraine’s ousted former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has said drones are accounting for more than 95% of combat strikes in the country’s war against Russia, as he outlined a new approach to furthering the use of robotics in warfare. It had previously been reported by Army Technology in 2025 that four out of five combat casualties were being caused by drones in the Ukraine-Russia war, with the latest figure indicative of the furthering of military roboticisation. The gold standard of busines
UK admits millions wasted on Dreadnought SSBN ‘fruitless’ payments (opens the original)
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Unspecified “unproductive hours” attributed to an unnamed contractor working on the UK’s strategic Dreadnought ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) programme resulted in millions of pounds lost to so-called ‘fruitless payments’ – effectively costs that should have been avoided. Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Your download email will arrive shortly. Please check your mail inbox to download the buyer's guide Th
UK confirms SSN-AUKUS will start production in 2027 (opens the original)
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The UK Government has confirmed that steel will be cut on the first UK SSN-AUKUS nuclear-powered attack submarine in 2027, with decisions to be taken on the actual number of boats being procured before the end of the Detailed Design and Long Lead (D2L2) phase in 2028. Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Your download email will arrive shortly. Please check your mail inbox to download the buyer's guide Publishing
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