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MoD reviews legal protections for reservist training
The Ministry of Defence says it keeps the legal framework protecting reservists who take leave from civilian jobs for mandatory training under review, telling Parliament around 9,000 employers have signed up to its recognition scheme.
Red Arrows get Inzpire GECO system for 2026 season
Inzpire, part of the QinetiQ Group, has delivered its GECO mission support system to the Red Arrows in time for the 2026 display season, fitting a cockpit-mounted tablet to the team's Hawks to aid planning, flypasts and post-flight debriefs.
Britain warns satellite rule changes could hit war comms
The Ministry of Defence has acknowledged that proposed international changes to satellite interference rules could affect UK military communications in wartime, telling Parliament the risks are being managed.
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Glen Rosa enters final dry dock at Greenock
Ferguson Marine has moved the dual-fuel ferry MV Glen Rosa into its second dry dock at Greenock for hull inspections, remedial work and painting, in what it calls a major step towards delivering the CalMac vessel by the final quarter of 2026.
Yacht couple reject Russian frigate account of shots
The retired British couple whose yacht had warning shots fired near it by a Russian frigate in the Channel have rejected Moscow's claim they were on a "dangerous course", telling BBC Newsnight the Russian account is "simply not true".
Crowsnest replacement still on hold pending defence plan
The Royal Navy still has no firm successor to its Crowsnest carrier early warning system, with options including uncrewed aircraft remaining under investigation and any decision held up by the unpublished Defence Investment Plan.
UK updates on Russian warning shots from drifting frigate
The Ministry of Defence has given further detail on the Channel incident, saying the Russian frigate was drifting, rather than moving under its own power, when it fired warning shots towards a British yacht to prevent a collision.
British aircraft carrier to fly combat drone within 18 months
The Royal Navy intends to conduct an embarked demonstration of an uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft from a Queen Elizabeth-class carrier within 18 months, the Ministry of Defence has told Parliament.
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MARSS opens Nice base and doubles AI team for drone fight
The defence technology firm MARSS has opened a new office in Nice and begun recruiting to double the size of its global artificial intelligence team.
Red Arrows get Inzpire GECO system for 2026 season
Inzpire, part of the QinetiQ Group, has delivered its GECO mission support system to the Red Arrows in time for the 2026 display season, fitting a cockpit-mounted tablet to the team's Hawks to aid planning, flypasts and post-flight debriefs.
Airbus unveils Ravenstorm combat drone
Airbus has unveiled the U760 Ravenstorm, an uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft designed to fly alongside crewed fighter jets in air-to-air, air-to-ground and electronic warfare missions, as the centrepiece of a sweeping new drone portfolio.
CSG unveils Trident layered air defence at Eurosatory
The Czech-based defence group CSG has presented Trident, a new modular multi-layered air defence system pairing Czech radars, vehicles and integration with Turkish Roketsan missiles.
American Apaches fire rockets near the Korean DMZ
Imagery released by the US Army shows an AH-64 gunship firing during an aerial gunnery exercise at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in South Korea, just south of the Demilitarized Zone.
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Europe to backfill as US trims NATO force pledges
The United States has pledged fewer guaranteed forces to NATO's force model and asked European allies and Canada to take up the slack, in a shift a senior NATO official has insisted can be managed without leaving a significant gap.
NATO plays down UK plan delay but presses capability
Asked by the UK Defence Journal whether Britain's repeatedly delayed Defence Investment Plan is frustrating the alliance, a senior NATO official said what matters is not money but capability delivered on a clear path, with Russia potentially reconstituting.
How IDV builds robots that can be reborn as tech advances
Defence platforms have a habit of arriving already out of date. IDV says it has built its uncrewed vehicles around that very problem, because the sensors and computing inside them roughly double in capability every eighteen months.
Russia’s battlefield position is worsening, NATO says
A senior NATO official says the war is turning against Russia, with its territorial gains shrinking, total casualties put at up to 1.5 million and recruitment faltering, even as Ukraine still struggles with air and missile defence.
Russia’s war machine ‘not unstoppable’, Rutte says
Ukraine is proving the Russian war machine 'is not unstoppable', NATO chief Mark Rutte says, pledging to press allies to sustain the weapons and ammunition keeping Kyiv in the fight.
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