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Ukraine Defence Contact Group

UK and NATO Nations Ramp up Response to Putin’s Aggression in Ukraine and Incursions into Europe

It comes as Defence Secretary John Healey confirms, for the first time, that £600 million has been invested by the UK this year to accelerate drone delivery for Ukraine’s Armed Forces, including tens of thousands of short-range first-person view (FPV) drones that are crucial to supporting Ukraine’s front line. These drones are being used for precision strikes, reconnaissance, and disrupting Russian activity behind the frontlines, countering Russia’s own attempts at massed drone tactics.

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Ragnarök

Kratos Unveils Revolutionary Low-Cost Cruise Missile System, “Ragnarök”

The Ragnarök LCCM features an optimized design that enables exceptional performance metrics for a system in its class. This strike-focused platform offers an impressive 500 nautical mile range while carrying an 80-pound payload, making it ideal for precision engagement missions across a variety of…

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Cloud DDoS Protection

Radware AI SOC Xpert Now Covers New Use Cases To Drive Efficiencies

This next wave of AI SOC Xpert equips SOC teams with agentic AI capabilities that deliver broader coverage, deeper AI guidance, and measurable efficiency gains that empower SOC teams to investigate smarter, remediate faster, and prevent more effectively across multiple attack surfaces.

Sparc AI Mobile

SPARC AI Expands Its Defence Capabilities with Second Generation SPARC AI Mobile

By turning phones and rugged tablets into precision geolocation and surveillance nodes, SPARC AI Mobile allows operators to acquire, mark, record, and transmit targets instantly — without lasers, radar, or lidar.

UK Sovereign Ai

Whitespace, Google and Defence Holdings PLC Partner to Operationalise the UK’s Information Advantage

Project Ixian is a strategic collaboration between Whitespace, Defence Holdings Plc (ALRT), and the UK Google organisation aimed at delivering the United Kingdom's first sovereign Artificial Intelligence (AI) product focused on information integrity and resilience.

Sovereign Ai

Whitespace Appoints Technology Veteran Dan Braden-Astbury as Chief Operating Officer to Spearhead Growth in Secure AI

Whitespace, a leader in secure, high-trust AI solutions, has announced the appointment of Dan Braden-Astbury as its new Chief Operating Officer.

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Helsing Acquires Blue Ocean, Specialist in Autonomous Underwater Vehicles to Accelerate Maritime Defence Programme  

Helsing, the leading European defence technology company, today announced it isin the process of acquiring Blue Ocean, an ocean technology company that designs, develops, and operates autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).

UK Sovereign Ai

Defence Holdings PLC Names Hyperscale Provider for Project Ixian

Defence Holdings PLC has launched Project Ixian, its first sovereign AI product, in partnership with Google Cloud and Whitespace.

AI Software for Analysis & Identification

Defence Holdings PLC Announces New Edge AI Software for Analysis & Identification

Defence Holdings PLC has today announced the release of its second classified AI product build, focusing on Edge Analysis & Identification. This new product is a software-led solution designed to improve decision-making and reduce misclassification by processing data using AI models directly in dep…

UK Sovereign Ai Defence Technologies

Defence Holdings PLC to Host Inaugural Interview with Incoming Non-Executive Chairman, Field Marshal Lord Houghton

A Word from the Incoming Non-Executive Chairman Lord Houghton's decision to join the company is deeply aligned with its core mission to deliver a decisive technological advantage to the UK's Armed Forces. As he commented at the time of his appointment, "I am delighted and excited to be joining Defence Holdings PLC. Delighted because they are the first defence company to have been conceived, by design, to help deliver the outcomes of the emerging Defence Industrial Strategy: agile, sovereign and wholly focused on exploiting the digital revolution to the UK's national advantage. Excited because I know that the people running Defence Holdings have the mindset, culture and expertise to actually deliver the most significant capability aspiration of the recent Strategic Defence Review: leth…

CA-1 Europa

Project Brief: Helsing CA-1 Europa Autonomous Combat Aerial Vehicle

Helsing, a European defence technology company, has announced the development of the CA-1 Europa, an autonomous uncrewed combat aerial vehicle (UCAV).

Sovereign Ai Defence

Defence Holdings PLC to Host Inaugural Live Interview with Incoming Non-Executive Chairman, Field Marshal Lord Houghton

This landmark session offers investors, partners, and stakeholders a crucial opportunity to understand the strategic thinking of the new Chairman at a pivotal moment for both Defence Holdings and the global defence industry.

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DroneShield Receives All-Time Record $61.6m European Counter-Drone Military Contract

DroneShield is pleased to announce it has received a package of three standalone follow-on contracts for $61.6 million from its privately owned in-country European reseller that is contractually required to distribute the products to a European military customer.

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Palantirs Foundry

Palantir and Hadean Partner to Bring a Suite of Simulation and AI Products Across the UK Armed Forces

Palantir Technologies Inc. and Hadean, one of the UK’s leading defence tech scale ups, have today announced a partnership which will see Hadean’s leading edge wargaming, command & control and battlefield training products deployed on Palantir’s Foundry software.

Command and Control

Quantum Systems launches MOSAIC UXS: Multi-Domain Command and Control Platform for Unmanned Systems

Strategic expansion into software solutions complements the company’s AI-powered Family of Systems with unified command and control capabilities across air, land, and sea domains

Space: The Final Frontier

Space-based C4ISR Market to surpass USD 5.5 billion by 2034

The space-based C4ISR market segments include command and control (C2), communications, computers and data processing, and ISR, with ISR accounting for the largest market share in 2024, at 39.6%.

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Defence & Intelligence

Planet Secures Four Major Wins for AI-Enabled Solutions in the Defense and Intelligence Sector

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, has announced that following its June 4, 2025 earnings announcement, it has secured four major awards for its new AI-enabled solutions with customers in the Defense & Intelligence sector. These wins bui…

European Peace and Security

Planet Awarded €240 Million Satellite Services Deal

Planet Labs Germany GmbH, a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, has announced a multi-year €240 million agreement, funded by the German government, in support of European peace and security.

ISR Capabilities in the Air

ICEYE to Deliver Space-Based ISR Capability to the Royal Netherlands Air Force

ICEYE, the European space and defence technology company, and global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations for high-resolution Earth observation and persistent monitoring, has been selected to provide Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems to the Royal…

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Sparc AI Mobile

SPARC AI Expands Its Defence Capabilities with Second Generation SPARC AI Mobile

By turning phones and rugged tablets into precision geolocation and surveillance nodes, SPARC AI Mobile allows operators to acquire, mark, record, and transmit targets instantly — without lasers, radar, or lidar.

SPARC AI Expands Its Defence Capabilities with Second Generation SPARC AI Mobile

SPARC AI Inc. has announced the launch of the second generation of SPARC AI Mobile, extending the Company’s proven Target Acquisition System to handheld and field-issued mobile devices used by military and security operators.

Project Brief: Helsing CA-1 Europa Autonomous Combat Aerial Vehicle

Helsing, a European defence technology company, has announced the development of the CA-1 Europa, an autonomous uncrewed combat aerial vehicle (UCAV).

Royal Navy Declares T-150 Ready for Front-Line Operations

The Malloy T-150 Uncrewed Air System is now ready for front-line operations, enhancing Royal Navy and Royal Marines capabilities.

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® and BAE Systems’ FalconWorks® Announce Strategic Collaboration

Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems have announced a strategic partnership to develop a range of uncrewed autonomous air systems.

CA-1 Europa

Project Brief: Helsing CA-1 Europa Autonomous Combat Aerial Vehicle

Helsing, a European defence technology company, has announced the development of the CA-1 Europa, an autonomous uncrewed combat aerial vehicle (UCAV).

Uncrewed Air Systems

Royal Navy Declares T-150 Ready for Front-Line Operations

The Malloy T-150 Uncrewed Air System is now ready for front-line operations, enhancing Royal Navy and Royal Marines capabilities.

Uncrewed Autonomous Air Systems

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® and BAE Systems’ FalconWorks® Announce Strategic Collaboration

Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems have announced a strategic partnership to develop a range of uncrewed autonomous air systems.

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The Sovereign Rise of Czechoslovak Group (CSG)

CSG Shares Rise 28% in Amsterdam Debut After Largest Defense IPO

Czechoslovak Group (CSG) has achieved a landmark public listing on the Amsterdam stock exchange, signaling a significant shift in the European defense landscape.

The Sovereign AI Challenger Narrative

Competitive Analysis Video: Defence Holdings PLC vs. Palantir Technologies

In the global defence technology sector, a compelling narrative is emerging that frames Defence Holdings PLC as the "UK’s answer to Palantir."

Sovereign AI Centres

Atos to Launch New sovereign and Sovereign AI Centres Across the UK

Atos, a leading provider of AI-powered digital transformation, has announced a holistic new approach to delivering people-first digital sovereign and agentic AI capabilities across its end-to-end IT service portfolio. Its new suite of services provides the building blocks for companies to have a ta…

Ukraine Defence Contact Group

UK and NATO Nations Ramp up Response to Putin’s Aggression in Ukraine and Incursions into Europe

More than 85,000 military drones have been delivered by the UK to Ukraine in just six months this year by accelerating production from British companies and supporting jobs in both countries, the Defence Secretary will confirm in Brussels today as he co-hosts with Germany the latest meeting of the…

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UK Defence Drone Strategy launched at Malloy Aeronautics

Autonomous Systems

Anduril Industries UK and Archer, supported by Skyports Drone Services and AtkinsRéalis, Team Up to Test Dual-Use eVTOL Cargo Aircraft in UK Market

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