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Russian air defence stocks significantly depleted
Russian long-range air defence interceptor stocks have been depleted to the point where Moscow is having to make serious decisions about where it deploys them, a Western official has told the UK Defence Journal.
Veterans who help Russia face prosecution, minister warns
Former British service personnel who assist the Russian state can be prosecuted under national security legislation long after leaving the armed forces, the Defence Secretary told the Commons.
Royal Navy embracing social creators to reach new audiences
The Royal Navy has been making use of third-party independent content creators since July 2024 as part of efforts to reach new audiences and support recruitment.
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Split of hybrid navy money to be worked out with industry
Defence will invest at least £1.5 billion over the next four years to begin delivering the hybrid navy, with the breakdown between different types of vessel to be developed in consultation with industry.
Royal Navy embracing social creators to reach new audiences
The Royal Navy has been making use of third-party independent content creators since July 2024 as part of efforts to reach new audiences and support recruitment.
Rules for Navy uncrewed surface vessels make progress
The Ministry of Defence is continuing work with the Defence Maritime Regulator to define how uncrewed surface vessels should be regulated and classified as the Royal Navy expands its use of maritime autonomous systems.
Clyde infrastructure programme expands industry capacity
The Clyde Infrastructure Programme is expanding its industry framework arrangements to ensure sufficient capacity and capability are available to sustain delivery over the life of the programme.
Government again commits not to extend Dreadnought sub life
The Government has confirmed that it has accepted the recommendation not to extend the service lives of the Royal Navy Dreadnought-class ballistic missile submarines beyond their intended end-of-service dates.
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Chinooks deploy police in Scottish training exercise
Police Scotland officers flew aboard RAF Chinook helicopters between force headquarters during a joint training exercise with military personnel and the emergency services on Friday.
Britain has not seen suppressed American F-35 report
The UK has not had sight of the 2026 edition of the annual U.S. report on F-35 production and modernisation, a document the Pentagon has blocked from publication for the first time in two decades.
Falklands Typhoons to be swapped for later aircraft
The four Tranche 1 Typhoons held by 1435 Flight in the Falkland Islands are to be replaced by four Tranche 2 aircraft drawn from the existing fleet during the rotation planned for late November to early December 2027.
Counter-drone system to protect British bases
The Ministry of Defence is investing £240 million in Project PRESAGIUM, an enhanced counter-drone system intended to detect and defeat emerging drone threats.
Russian air defence stocks significantly depleted
Russian long-range air defence interceptor stocks have been depleted to the point where Moscow is having to make serious decisions about where it deploys them, a Western official has told the UK Defence Journal.
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Russia passes a million and a half casualties in Ukraine
Russia has sustained its one and a half millionth military casualty since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with half a million of confirmed dead, the Chief of the Defence Staff has said
Is Putin being lied to?
Vladimir Putin may be fighting his brutal and costly war against Ukraine with a distorted picture of what his forces are achieving, according to Britain’s most senior military officer.
Veterans who help Russia face prosecution, minister warns
Former British service personnel who assist the Russian state can be prosecuted under national security legislation long after leaving the armed forces, the Defence Secretary told the Commons.
Armed police and military to train in Cambuslang
The activity will take place at the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters as part of Exercise Tartan Kukri, involving Police Scotland, the military and other emergency services.
No date yet for integrated military rail plan
The Ministry of Defence has said work is continuing on a more integrated approach to domestic and international military rail movements, but no completion date has yet been set.
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