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Shadow fleet now a third of Northern Sea Route traffic
Sanctioned vessels sailing in and out of the Russian Arctic now account for nearly a third of all cargo traffic along the Northern Sea Route, and pose what the government describes as a potentially serious threat to British interests.
Ukraine downed four thousand seven hundred air targets
Ukrainian air defences destroyed more than 4,700 drones and missiles during September while repelling large-scale Russian attacks, and neutralised more than 48,000 tactical uncrewed aerial vehicles over the same month.
Britain aims to restart Canada training next spring
The Ministry of Defence is working towards starting the British Army Training Unit Suffield commitment in April 2027, and funding is still being allocated through the department's planning cycle.
NAVAL NEWS
No estimate given for Achilles delay after dock fire
The Ministry of Defence has declined to estimate how far the completion of the submarine HMS Achilles has slipped as a result of the...
Iron Duke refit cost a hundred million before withdrawal
The life extension programme for HMS Iron Duke cost £102.9 million and ran for 208 weeks between May 2019 and May 2023, and a further £4.7 million was spent on a towed sonar array conversion that was then cancelled.
Britain puts stealth fighters to sea in the High North
British F-35 jets will fly from HMS Prince of Wales in the Arctic and North Atlantic when the carrier sails from Portsmouth on Sunday, returning fifth-generation airpower to the skies of the High North.
Bringing HMS Bangor home cost more than four million
The heavy lift contract that carried the minehunter HMS Bangor back to Britain from Bahrain cost £4.13million, and the ship arrived on 29 November last year.
Britain deploys carrier to Arctic and North Atlantic
HMS Prince of Wales sails from Portsmouth on Sunday for the Arctic and North Atlantic, leading the UK Carrier Strike Group into the second phase of Operation Firecrest under NATO command.
AVIATION NEWS
Britain puts millions into protecting military sites
An additional £470 million is being spent on improving the security of critical military sites across Britain, alongside £240 million for an enhanced counter-drone system called Project PRESAGIUM.
Firms queue for Ukraine’s captured Russian weapons data
Ukraine has received more than 650 applications to register on TrophyLab, its web portal for the study of captured Russian equipment, of which 389 came from foreign defence manufacturers.
Ukraine downed four thousand seven hundred air targets
Ukrainian air defences destroyed more than 4,700 drones and missiles during September while repelling large-scale Russian attacks, and neutralised more than 48,000 tactical uncrewed aerial vehicles over the same month.
World’s first fielded laser downs drones in Korea test
A South Korean laser air defence weapon destroyed all three target drones put up against it during a Republic of Korea Army exercise, at a cost the manufacturer puts at around one dollar fifty a shot.
American attack helicopters open fire in Korea
American Apache crews carried out aerial gunnery at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in South Korea at the end of September, validating weapons employment, target engagement and crew coordination.
LAND NEWS
Britain aims to restart Canada training next spring
The Ministry of Defence is working towards starting the British Army Training Unit Suffield commitment in April 2027, and funding is still being allocated through the department's planning cycle.
Defence to automate a fifth of its back-office functions
The Ministry of Defence is committed to automating at least twenty per cent of its Human Resources functions by July 2028 and to moving Regular personnel out of administrative work and into front-line roles.
Britain too slow to blame Russia for attacks
Britain is too slow to attribute blame where it lies with Russia and the delay is leaving companies supplying Ukraine without the warning they need warns Graeme Downie MP.
Ministry will not break down Boxer deliveries by variant
The Ministry of Defence has declined to say how many of each Boxer variant have been delivered to the Army, calling the information commercially and operationally sensitive, according to an answer given in Parliament.
Army looks at off the shelf kit to stop drones over bases
An Army-led project called Halo Shield is examining how commercially available counter-drone technology could protect British military sites, according to an answer given in Parliament.
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