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UK quiet on what Russian action would cross threshold
Asked by Graeme Downie MP to define sub-threshold and to say which hostile activities would sit above it, the Ministry of Defence pointed to external reports and declined to elaborate.
State threats bill clears Parliament with aid worker shield
MPs voted 394 to 85 to accept Lords amendments protecting humanitarian workers, as pressure builds to designate the IRGC before summer recess.
Navantia pitches Belfast to build UK amphibious ships
The Harland and Wolff owner says the £98.5m recapitalised yard gives Britain a proven, sovereign capability to build the new UK-Dutch fleet.
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UK to lead huge deep strike missile effort against Russia
Twelve nations will spend £37bn on missiles able to hit targets 2,000km away, in an announcement Downing Street also published in Russian.
Britain’s new drone command warship hull design to be chosen
The MOD says the Common Combat Vessel will coordinate drones in the air, on the surface and underwater, with hull form options still being explored.
Shipbuilding boom risks another bust, Sweeney warns
A surge in shipbuilding announcements could leave Britain with too many yards, too little sustained work and another damaging boom-and-bust cycle, Paul Sweeney MSP has warned.
At what point does Britain say enough is enough over Russia?
Russia has poisoned British citizens, burned property, hacked hospitals and menaced an aircraft carrier, Graeme Downie told the Commons, and the government still will not say what would cross the threshold.
Babcock takes two national engineering skills awards
The defence company won Large Employer Skills Champion and New Talent Inspiration Programme at the Enginuity Skills Awards 2026.
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UK to lead huge deep strike missile effort against Russia
Twelve nations will spend £37bn on missiles able to hit targets 2,000km away, in an announcement Downing Street also published in Russian.
Royal Navy drone boat airdropped from A400M in world first
A Kraken K3 SCOUT uncrewed vessel was parachuted from 1,300 feet from an A400M into waters up to Sea State 4, proving a rapid-insertion route for the Hybrid Navy craft.
NATO launches Drone Edge with huge counter-drone push
Allies will invest over 40 billion dollars in counter-drone capabilities over five years and train five times as many drone operators by end of 2027.
UK seeks disposable jet engines for low-cost missiles
Project CALLISTO asks industry for affordable single-use engines for munitions and one-way systems, bridging the gap between hobbyist and exquisite.
UK will know of incoming hits but cannot stop most missiles
Britain's investment in homeland missile defence will buy better warning that an attack is coming rather than the means to stop it, General Sir Richard Barrons has said.
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At what point does Britain say enough is enough over Russia?
Russia has poisoned British citizens, burned property, hacked hospitals and menaced an aircraft carrier, Graeme Downie told the Commons, and the government still will not say what would cross the threshold.
State threats bill clears Parliament with aid worker shield
MPs voted 394 to 85 to accept Lords amendments protecting humanitarian workers, as pressure builds to designate the IRGC before summer recess.
Russia is already challenging NATO, former officials say
Former allied officials said the Baltics are a likely test theatre and that the alliance is being contested constantly below the threshold of war. #CEPA
NATO launches defence raw materials project without the UK
Twelve allies will cooperate on acquiring, storing and managing the critical materials defence production depends on. Britain is not among them.
UK hand at NATO summit weakened by turmoil, experts say
A former NATO intelligence chief warned nations arriving in Ankara below spending targets face a very tough time, as a former Czech foreign minister said leadership churn weakens London's voice.
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