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Devonport Open Days 2026 passes 10,000 tickets
Babcock's Devonport Open Days event has passed 10,000 tickets booked for 2026, with the annual public event at Devonport Royal Dockyard returning on 24 July.
Norway upgrades military simulation with BAE Systems VBS4
The Norwegian Armed Forces have selected an enterprise licence upgrade to BAE Systems OneArc's VBS4 virtual training and mission rehearsal environment, under a four-year multi-year agreement.
Only 4 in 100 Army Reserve applicants make it through
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that only four to seven per cent of people who apply to join the UK's Armed Forces Reserves successfully become untrained entrants, with the Army recording the lowest conversion rate.
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NAVAL NEWS
Aussie firm commissions first US export of drone submarine
Australian company C2 Robotics has commissioned and christened its first Speartooth Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle delivered to the United States.
UK second only to US in Arctic NATO forces, MoD tells MPs
The UK is second only to the US in Arctic NATO forces, the MoD has told MPs, warning that Britain's post-war advantage in the Atlantic is at risk and confirming the first High North sensors will be in the water this year.
RUSI warns UK faces High North capability gap until 2030s
The Royal United Services Institute has warned that the UK currently faces a capability shortfall in the High North that will not be resolved until the early 2030s.
Kraken warns patchwork won’t cover the High North
Kraken Technology Group has warned that covering the High North effectively will require significant mass rather than a patchwork approach, arguing that persistent monitoring of the GIUK Gap requires enough uncrewed vessels to cover the entire operating area.
Devonport Open Days 2026 passes 10,000 tickets
Babcock's Devonport Open Days event has passed 10,000 tickets booked for 2026, with the annual public event at Devonport Royal Dockyard returning on 24 July.
AVIATION NEWS
Defence invites industry to space surveillance programme day
The industry day will provide an update on the National Armaments Director's space portfolio landscape and an overview of planned work across all space capabilities.
UK confident Falklands defences are adequate, minister says
The government has confirmed it regularly reviews the military posture in the Falkland Islands and is satisfied the current level of forces is appropriate to defend them.
African Lion 2026 kicks off across four African nations
More than 4,500 military personnel from over 30 nations have begun exercise African Lion 2026, the largest annual joint military exercise on the African continent.
UK-built Skyhammer interceptor missile successfully tested
A new British-built interceptor missile designed to counter Shahed-style attack drones has been successfully tested in Jordan.
NATO scrambles 500 times against Russian jets in one year
NATO air forces executed more than 500 scrambles in response to potential air threats in 2025.
LAND NEWS
Starmer to set out defence detail in coming weeks
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged that the government will set out how it intends to go "further and faster" on defence in the coming weeks.
Babcock brings together SMEs for Land Rover replacement bid
Babcock has brought together around 30 UK small and medium-sized enterprises at an engagement day in Dorset as it prepares its proposal to replace the British Army's outgoing Land Rover fleet.
Norway upgrades military simulation with BAE Systems VBS4
The Norwegian Armed Forces have selected an enterprise licence upgrade to BAE Systems OneArc's VBS4 virtual training and mission rehearsal environment, under a four-year multi-year agreement.
Only 4 in 100 Army Reserve applicants make it through
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that only four to seven per cent of people who apply to join the UK's Armed Forces Reserves successfully become untrained entrants, with the Army recording the lowest conversion rate.
UK firms win 89 percent of defence contracts since July 2024
Since July 2024 the MoD has awarded 4,130 defence contracts, with 89% going to UK-based companies, though overseas firms are winning fewer but higher-value deals on average.
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