Air defence in focus and the view from the helm at Lockheed Martin UK

In this episode of The Weekly Defence Podcast, we learn about ongoing European air defence programmes, while the chief executive of Lockheed Martin UK provides an update on the company’s current projects.Newsround (00:30)In the news this week, four companies have been selected to design a prototype Skyborg autonomous UAV for the US Air Force by July 2026.Japan is showing interest in joining the US Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor programme, or HBTSS.The arrival of the first batc...