Rebirth of utility and attack helicopters. Since it’s much riskier now to use them for classic functions we are going to see the reinterpretation of helicopters role. One of them is air defense of country as 🇺🇦 made clear. Another to be a launch platform for deep strike UAVs.

The Ministry of Defence does not want to extend the life of the Type 45 destroyers and would rather spend the money on new technology, according to evidence given to the Defence Committee. Click image for more. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/type…

The Pentagon and DIU launched a 120-day sprint to acquire and field new counter-UAS armed USVs to defend surface fleets against low-cost drone threats 🇺🇸 By @__CJohnston__ navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

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Tom Skerritt, the prolific, award-winning actor known for his roles in "M*A*S*H," "Alien," "Top Gun," and "Picket Fences," has died. He was 93. Skerritt died Wednesday from natural causes, his family confirmed in a statement shared with USA TODAY. "We are heartbroken by his loss," the family said. "While the world knew Tom through his remarkable acting career, we knew him for his humor, curiosity, wisdom, generosity, and the love he brought into our lives." Read more at: bit.ly/47TCTjf 📸 : Tommaso Boddi, Getty Images

EXCLUSIVE: German defense officials have advised Berlin to pursue a new fighter jet partnership with Sweden and Spain rather than join an existing project involving the U.K., according to ministry notes seen by POLITICO. vist.ly/5pf2n

🚨 The production of vital gun barrels for tanks and artillery pieces has resumed in the UK for the first time in two decades, with a German defence company making the weapons.  Wes Streeting, the defence secretary, officially opened the Rheinmetall “gun hall” in Telford, Shropshire.  The sprawling facility has the capacity to produce up to 245 long, metal barrels a year and more than 50 breeches - the block of metal at the rear end of the barrel.  Such numbers would be woefully inadequate were the UK ever to face a major war - but the manufacturing rate could be significantly ramped up in a time of crisis. Ukraine says it has destroyed more than 12,000 Russian tanks and more than 5,000 artillery pieces since the start of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion more than four and a half years ago.  “Britain is back in the business of making the weapons that our Armed Forces need to defend the nation against our adversaries,” the defence secretary said.  “From an empty site to full production in eight months, this is rapid reindustrialisation in action.” The new site - 11,500 square metres - has production lines for two different types of weapons system.  One is for the 120mm gun that will fit on the updated Challenger 3 tank, which has yet to enter service.  The other is a 155 mm weapons system that will be used for artillery pieces.  General Sir Roly Walker, the head of the British army, also attended the factory opening along with Armin Papperger, the German chief executive of Rheinmetall AG. Mr Papperger is thought to be on a Russian hit list. The Kremlin is accused of seeking to assassinate key defence industry figures in Europe as part of the a campaign of hostile action to undermine NATO’s push to rearm and to support Ukraine.  The Rheinmetall boss said: “We are committed to investing in the UK for the long term, expanding our industrial footprint and working together to deliver the capabilities needed for the future.  “By combining Rheinmetall’s expertise with British skills, innovation and manufacturing, we are strengthening the UK’s sovereign industrial capacity, supporting the Armed Forces and contributing to the security of NATO and Europe.”