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Babcock hopes for further manufacturing expansion at Rosyth
Babcock Marine is planning an extension to a manufacturing building at Rosyth, providing additional space as the company continues to develop its shipbuilding facilities in Fife, according to documents submitted to Fife Council.
Hypersonica raises a hundred million for deep strike
Hypersonica, the British-German company developing hypersonic deep-strike systems for Europe, has raised €100 million in a Series B round co-led by Lightspeed and General Catalyst, money it will put into accelerating development.
British patrol ship ‘opens fire’ near Falkland Islands
HMS Medway has put 120 rounds downrange from her 30mm automatic gun during training in the South Atlantic, carried out with staff from Flag Officer Sea Training embarked, according to the Royal Navy.
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Navantia UK opens new Belfast hall for support ship build
Defence minister Luke Pollard has opened Resurgent Hall at Harland & Wolff in Belfast, adding 5,000 square metres of fabrication space.
BAE containerised 40mm gun could arm merchant ships
BAE Systems has unveiled a containerised 40mm naval gun at Euronaval 2026 designed for rapid installation on military, government or commercial vessels.
Babcock enters main construction on Devonport submarine dock
Babcock has awarded KierBAM a contract worth about £600 million to deliver the water-retaining boundary and associated infrastructure of 10 Dock at Devonport.
Royal Navy tracks Russian spy ship off Scotland
Royal Navy Merlin helicopters tracked the Russian intelligence-gathering ship Viktor Leonov off the Outer Hebrides as it watched NATO warships on Exercise Strike Warrior, according to the Royal Navy.
Babcock hopes for further manufacturing expansion at Rosyth
Babcock Marine is planning an extension to a manufacturing building at Rosyth, providing additional space as the company continues to develop its shipbuilding facilities in Fife, according to documents submitted to Fife Council.
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Typhoons and Desert Rats to rehearse Ukraine peace force
RAF Typhoons and 300 British personnel will join troops from 11 nations for the first major exercise run by the UK and France’s Multinational Force Ukraine.
Urgent life raft buy aims to avoid E-7 Wedgetail delay
Defence Equipment and Support intends to buy life rafts for the RAF’s E-7 Wedgetail from AEM Limited.
Hypersonica raises a hundred million for deep strike
Hypersonica, the British-German company developing hypersonic deep-strike systems for Europe, has raised €100 million in a Series B round co-led by Lightspeed and General Catalyst, money it will put into accelerating development.
Britain’s Saudi air missions limited to defence of cities
Asked for the duration and scope of Britain's defensive military engagement in Saudi Arabia, ministers have directed Parliament to the written statement the Defence Secretary made on 20 October, which commits Royal Air Force aircraft to defensive missions protecting Saudi cities and critical national infrastructure, according to an answer given in Parliament.
Ukraine flies the first drone rescues of wounded troops
Ukraine has carried out the world's first medical evacuations by heavy uncrewed aircraft, lifting wounded soldiers out of positions that could not be reached from the ground.
LAND NEWS
Dartmoor Army challenge draws NHS staff into the Reserve
More than 16 healthcare teams tackled casualty care and blindfolded navigation on Dartmoor during Exercise Medical Endeavour.
Damp and mould in barracks cleared in three weeks
Damp and mould reported in Single Living Accommodation takes an average of 20.94 days from the report being made to the work being completed, according to an answer given in Parliament.
No plans to bring back any form of national service
The government has no current plans to reintroduce national service in any form, and ministers have restated the position held since 1963 that professional volunteer forces are the best way to provide for the defence of the country.
Foreign arms firms to pay benefits back into Britain
Overseas companies winning British defence contracts worth more than £50 million will be required to put benefits back into the country that could match the full value of the contract.
Army still wants an armoured mortar but currently has no route
The Army continues to require an armoured mortar capability and is looking at alternative ways of delivering it, including through the Heavy Protected Mobility programme, which remains in its concept phase.
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