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VR bridge simulator boosts Royal Navy training capacity
Royal Navy sailors are rehearsing Hormuz transits and Russian sub hunts in a VR bridge simulator built by Portsmouth firm Metaverse VR, technology Capita says has doubled the Navy's navigation training capacity.
New F-35As not bought for nuclear role, says Beck
The 12 F-35As the UK is planning to operate are being bought for the conversion unit rather than the NATO nuclear mission, AVM Jim Beck has told #GlobalAirSpaceChiefs26.
UK must prepare for ‘orbital warfare’, think tank warns
The United Kingdom must adopt 'orbital warfare' into its military lexicon and shift from ground-based protections towards offensive in-orbit combat capabilities, according to a new paper from the Council on Geostrategy.
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Glasgow warship yard begins work on new facility
Construction has started on a £3.3m paint facility at BAE Systems' Govan shipyard, big enough to paint a number of Type 26 blocks at once.
From Thursday War to rewind button – how FOST is changing
FOST decides whether the Royal Navy's vessels are ready to fight. In a rare interview, Commodore Andy Ingham describes an organisation transformed, from the Thursday War to a synthetic future.
Inside Virtual Warrior – the Royal Navy’s secret war game
UK Defence Journal became the first media outlet allowed inside Exercise Virtual Warrior, the Royal Navy's secret annual command exercise, where 240 personnel fought a two-week war in the High North from a camp on Salisbury Plain.
British frigate opens fire off UK coast
HMS Portland has been conducting live gunnery training off the South Coast, firing her 4.5 inch main gun during a week at sea. Because after all, gunnery is indeed funnery.
More submarine refit work happening at Faslane says minister
Submarine refit work that might previously have been carried out at Devonport is now taking place at Faslane, Defence Minister Luke Pollard has confirmed, reflecting the pressure of upgrading the fleet amid backlogs.
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RAF autonomous fighter jet named Storm Fighter
The UK's Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme will be called Storm Fighter, Minister Luke Pollard has told #GlobalAirSpaceChiefs26.
Global Air and Space Chief Conference kicks off in London
More than 60 air and space chiefs have gathered in London for #GlobalAirSpaceChiefs26, with ACM Harv Smyth warning the environment is more volatile than in decades and telling delegates "you cannot surge trust".
VR bridge simulator boosts Royal Navy training capacity
Royal Navy sailors are rehearsing Hormuz transits and Russian sub hunts in a VR bridge simulator built by Portsmouth firm Metaverse VR, technology Capita says has doubled the Navy's navigation training capacity.
New F-35As not bought for nuclear role, says Beck
The 12 F-35As the UK is planning to operate are being bought for the conversion unit rather than the NATO nuclear mission, AVM Jim Beck has told #GlobalAirSpaceChiefs26.
New Chinook buy to sustain UK heavy lift beyond 2040
A second Chinook buy will sustain UK heavy lift beyond 2040, the MoD says, though lift capacity faces a temporary dip while older fleets are replaced.
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UK replacing tanks deployed in Estonia with drones
The UK armoured battlegroup in Estonia will be replaced by a Mobile Anti-Armour Force from April 2027, with troop numbers rising from around 800 to 1,200.
First British-made artillery barrels head to Ukraine
The first of 150 British-made artillery barrels are on their way to Ukraine, with Sheffield Forgemasters forging barrels in the UK for the first time in almost two decades.
UK to hold largest home defence exercise in decades
The United Kingdom will test its readiness for international hostilities affecting the homeland through the largest home defence exercise in several decades in 2027, the Government has announced.
BAE signs Polish deal towards local armoured vehicle build
A memorandum with WZM and HCP opens the door to producing the M88A2 recovery vehicle in Poland, building on last year's sustainment licence.
NATO-backed startups take on the ‘invisible battlefield’
Eight defence technology companies working in contested electromagnetic environments have completed the first phase of NATO's DIANA accelerator programme through its UK hub.
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