Oliver Grant is a technology journalist covering
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The UK government has awarded MBDA UK a £316 million contract to deliver the first operational DragonFire laser weapon system, a major step in strengthening the Royal Navy’s ability to counter drone threats using low-cost, next-generation technology.
UK firms are seeing dramatic productivity gains from AI adoption, with companies like Moore Kingston Smith cutting weeks of routine work down to hours and freeing staff to focus on higher-value, judgement-based tasks.
NHS hospitals are rolling out new technologies such as AI diagnostics and 3D imaging to speed up diagnosis, personalise care and ease pressure on staff.
The UK is stepping up investment in AI, robotics and autonomous underwater technology through its new Atlantic Bastion programme, as it looks to better protect vital maritime infrastructure in an increasingly tense global security environment.
