Aquark Technologies is claiming a world-first by flying the cold atom system on the uncrewed aircraft with MBDA, Innovate UK and Wright Airborne Computing.
U.S. and European defense suppliers are supporting the development of Poland’s air defense system and the development of future missiles to support it.
A notice to industry released by the UK Defense Ministry says it wants to focus on developing laser weapons for both maritime and ground-based air defense.
The initiative now requires specific technology that excludes certain hardware that is important to some NATO members that have not signed up for it yet.
Signed during a summit on European air defense, the agreement sees Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, France and Hungary buy MBDA Mistral surface-to-air missiles.