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Nuclear weapons in space would break law, says Britain
Orbital weapons of both kinds pose a growing threat to the space-based services Britain and its allies depend on, and any attempt to put nuclear weapons in orbit would be highly destabilising and contrary to international law, the UK has stated.
Sunken American frigate will become a reef off Scotland
The decommissioned frigate USS Klakring, sunk by British and American forces off the Hebrides this month, will become a natural reef on the seabed, and the environmental approvals were obtained before the exercise took place.
Live fire on this scale is rare, Royal Navy commander says
Most Royal Navy training is not live firing, which is what set this exercise apart, says Commander Peter Meigh, speaking from range control on South Uist as USS Klakring was sunk.
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Royal Navy navigation interface work to go to OSI Maritime
The Ministry of Defence intends to award OSI Maritime Systems a two-year contract worth £15m to design, build, install and assure replacement interface units connecting the Royal Navy's electronic chart system to its combat systems.
British Commandos called in air strikes alongside Navy SEALs
Royal Marines from the UK Commando Force guided in attacks by American fast jets and seized a ship at sea during three weeks of maritime special operations training with United States Navy SEALs in Virginia.
Sunken American frigate will become a reef off Scotland
The decommissioned frigate USS Klakring, sunk by British and American forces off the Hebrides this month, will become a natural reef on the seabed, and the environmental approvals were obtained before the exercise took place.
Live fire on this scale is rare, Royal Navy commander says
Most Royal Navy training is not live firing, which is what set this exercise apart, says Commander Peter Meigh, speaking from range control on South Uist as USS Klakring was sunk.
British and US forces obliterate target off Scottish coast
Ships, aircraft and a submarine from the United States and the United Kingdom have concluded Exercise Atlantic Thunder 2026 in the North Atlantic, a multi-domain sinking exercise that ended with the destruction of the decommissioned guided missile frigate ex-USS Klakring, according to United States Sixth Fleet, which led it.
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BAE friend or foe system certified for US Air Force F-16
BAE Systems has received AIMS certification for a new Identification Friend or Foe unit fitted to the United States Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon.
Rolls-Royce to invest in British factories, Chancellor says
Rolls-Royce is to put £300 million into its British factories at Derby, Bristol, Glasgow and Rotherham, John Healey announced in his first Labour Party conference speech as Chancellor of the Exchequer, presenting the commitment as evidence of returning confidence in British industry.
Foreign state involvement considered in Fairford arrests
Counter Terrorism Policing is considering whether the incident close to RAF Fairford at the weekend was the work of proxies or of people knowingly or unknowingly acting for a foreign state.
Five UK nationals held in RAF Fairford terror investigation
Five UK nationals arrested after three suspicious vehicles were reported travelling towards RAF Fairford are now being held on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act.
Defence Secretary hails response to Fairford incident
Wes Streeting opened his speech to the Labour Party conference telling delegates that the work of the police, the armed forces and the intelligence agencies over the weekend was a small glimpse of what those organisations do unseen every day.
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NATO sets out plan to make allied forces quantum ready
NATO has published a public summary of a quantum technology roadmap intended to speed up the adoption of quantum computing, communication and sensing across the alliance and allied armed forces.
Ukraine runs first supply mission with amphibious robot
Ukrainian troops have carried out what is described as the first logistics mission using a domestically developed amphibious uncrewed ground vehicle, covering more than 40km over land and water.
No explosive devices found in vehicles near Fairford just petrol
No improvised explosive devices were found in the three vehicles examined after five men were arrested close to RAF Fairford at the weekend, although a quantity of petrol was recovered, according to Counter Terrorism Policing.
Russian daily casualties highest since war began
The Ukrainian General Staff recorded 2,090 Russian casualties, killed and wounded, in the twenty-four hours to 28 September, the highest daily total it has reported since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
Debt costs more than defence, policing and justice combined
Britain is spending more servicing its national debt than it spends on the Home Office, defence and justice put together, Chancellor John Healey told the Labour Party conference.
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