What the Ministry of Defence call the world’s most advanced torpedo is "on the cusp of entering service" after extensive trials in Scotland, say the Royal Navy.
The United Kingdom "must show greater ambition and apply more resources to address the developing security situation in the Arctic and the High North", says a report published by the Defence Sub-Committee.
This week sees the latest iteration of the annual large-scale Russian military exercises, held each year in one of the four military districts. This year, NATO member Turkey is taking part.
Scottish health boards and the Scottish Government made use of British military assistance in the form of patient transfers by air, PPE fitting and testing, delivery of additional hospital beds and "planning assistance to the Scottish Government".
