United Kingdom Archives

A Soldier with 18th Space Company, 1st Space Brigade, operates a miniaturized tactical space system in a small tactical vehicle guarded by a British Army Special Operations Brigade soldier during Project Convergence Capstone 4 experimentation at White Sands Missile Range, Feb. 28, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Brooke Nevins)

Achieving digital integration across allies: Lessons learned from Project Convergence

The success of Capstone yielded three major takeaways on government-industry partnerships.

Jun 12, 2024 By Nick Woodruff Chris Compton

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Green Berets with 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), and an augmentee with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, clear a corridor of threats during the Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat course, Jan. 24 to Feb. 3, 2022. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

SOCOM taking innovation foundry to London to focus on special ops in ‘smart cities’

The event “will explore the challenges of physical and remote SOF operations in a range of future complex smart city scenarios,” according to SOCOM.

Feb 6, 2024 By Jon Harper

AUKUS launching new electronic warfare prize competition, other initiatives

Companies from the U.S., U.K. and Australia will be eligible to compete.

Dec 1, 2023 By Jon Harper

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks speaks to members of the media at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 2023. (DoD Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jack Sanders)

Hicks to host first international briefing on Replicator with UK counterparts

The deputy defense secretary will brief a key U.S. ally on her initiative to enable the Pentagon to field thousands of low-cost autonomous systems in less than…

Nov 27, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

Royal Navy sailors watch as the Mojave unmanned aircraft lands on HMS Prince Of Wales for the first time in history. (Royal Navy photo)

Mojave drone takes off and lands aboard Royal Navy aircraft carrier

The trial came as the U.K. and U.S. are pursuing new robotic platforms for strike, ISR and other missions.

Nov 17, 2023 By Jon Harper

Australian defense establishment teaming with startup Q-CTRL amid AUKUS push for quantum tech

The contract announced Tuesday supports the first part of a multiyear effort to “field-deploy and validate” miniaturized systems on military platforms, according to the company.

Jul 11, 2023 By Jon Harper