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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warning system, with options including uncrewed aircraft remaining under investigation and any decision held up by the unpublished Defence Investment Plan.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 speeds Middle East support via early industry talks
The Ministry of Defence says earlier engagement with industry is speeding up military support to the Middle East, with 37 of 47 export licences expedited and new work under way to ease shortages in sensors, rocket motors and energetics.
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.
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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warning system, with options including uncrewed aircraft remaining under investigation and any decision held up by the unpublished Defence Investment Plan.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.
AVIATION NEWS
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.
Swedish Gripens scramble twice to intercept Russian jets
Sweden's Quick Reaction Alert scrambled JAS 39 Gripen fighters twice on Friday to intercept Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Air Force has said, after detecting a Russian Su-24 and a Su-34 near Swedish airspace.
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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.
Rutte urges industry to ramp up arms output for NATO
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has called on the defence industry to speed up production and innovation, telling a forum at NATO headquarters that next month's Ankara summit must be about combat-ready capabilities, not just cash.
UK speeds Middle East support via early industry talks
The Ministry of Defence says earlier engagement with industry is speeding up military support to the Middle East, with 37 of 47 export licences expedited and new work under way to ease shortages in sensors, rocket motors and energetics.
Leonardo deal lets IDV build the Viking UGV at scale
Three months on from Leonardo's completed takeover of Iveco Defence Vehicles, the managing director of its British uncrewed arm says the deal has finally handed the company the vehicle engineering and industrial scale it needs.
British-built brain lets UGVs navigate when GPS goes down
The British-built brain inside IDV's uncrewed vehicles can navigate with no satellite signal at all, and we got to see it in action.
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