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Babcock bids to build Denmark’s next frigates at home
Babcock has signed an agreement with a Danish industrial consortium to develop a joint British and Danish approach to building the Royal Danish Navy's future frigates in Denmark.
Royal Navy ends four-month command of NATO task group
Commodore Maryla Ingham has handed over command of NATO’s Standing Maritime Group One after four months leading operations from the Baltic and High North to the western Atlantic.
British pilot teaching Americans to fly the F-35C
A Royal Navy officer has become the first British pilot to serve as an F-35C instructor and the first to be embedded within a United States Navy squadron flying the type.
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Defence spending supports 12,200 jobs in Scotland
Ministry of Defence spending with industry in Scotland supported 12,200 direct jobs in 2024/25, an increase of 800 on the previous year.
Britain to test powerful new anti-ship missile in 2028
The UK says the Stratus future cruise and anti-ship missile programme is approaching its Demonstration Phase, with full-scale testing scheduled to begin in 2028.
185 boats and 4,300 crossings stopped in new UK-France deal
French authorities say 185 small boat events and more than 4,300 crossing attempts were prevented during the first three months of a new UK-France agreement, with additional police units, drones and maritime interception tactics now in use.
Babcock bids to build Denmark’s next frigates at home
Babcock has signed an agreement with a Danish industrial consortium to develop a joint British and Danish approach to building the Royal Danish Navy's future frigates in Denmark.
Royal Navy ends four-month command of NATO task group
Commodore Maryla Ingham has handed over command of NATO’s Standing Maritime Group One after four months leading operations from the Baltic and High North to the western Atlantic.
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British spy plane deploys to Norway for Arctic Stone
An RAF Rivet Joint has deployed to Ørland in Norway for a week-long exercise with the Royal Norwegian Air Force, including training intended to improve interoperability with Norwegian F-35A fighters.
UK-German strike programme includes hypersonic weapon
The UK and Germany are jointly developing deep-strike options including a stealthy cruise missile and a hypersonic glide vehicle.
UK awards Saab major Giraffe radar support deal
Defence Equipment and Support has awarded Saab UK a contract valued at £1.6 billion to provide logistics support, supply, training and spares for the Giraffe 1X radar system.
British pilot teaching Americans to fly the F-35C
A Royal Navy officer has become the first British pilot to serve as an F-35C instructor and the first to be embedded within a United States Navy squadron flying the type.
NATO airpower concentrates over Baltic region
Six F-35s, five tankers, two AWACS and a G550, from the North Sea to Poland, with no announced exercise. We asked why. Here is what NATO and the U.S. Air Force told us, and what they wouldn't.
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US moves to ramp up naval anti-ballistic missile production
Boeing has signed seven-year framework agreements to increase production of key components for the Standard Missile-3, a ship-launched anti-ballistic missile designed to intercept threats outside the Earth's atmosphere.
Army deploys 200 troops to tackle Welsh wildfires
Around 200 military personnel have been deployed to South Wales to support emergency services tackling ten large fires, with troops providing logistics, planning support and assistance in difficult terrain.
Ukraine to send captured Russian T-72s to museums
Captured Russian T-72 tanks are to be transferred to museums in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Denmark and the Netherlands under a new Ukrainian government scheme.
British Army EOD troops train for urban combat
British Army explosive ordnance disposal specialists have conducted urban warfare training at Catterick Garrison, practising building clearance, live tactical movement and close cooperation between specialist teams.
Nuclear police costs rise as stress cases nearly double
Operating expenditure at the Civil Nuclear Police Authority rose by almost £25 million during 2025-26, while reported workplace stress cases increased by 86% during a year of expansion, site closures and organisational change.
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