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The Ministry of Defence has confirmed there is no date set for resuming work to equip the Royal Air Force's Envoy IV ministerial jets to operate in non-benign airspace, with the programme remaining paused indefinitely while other priorities take precedence.
A Royal Air Force Protector RG Mk1 has been photographed at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus carrying what appears to be the so-called Outdragon signals intelligence pod.
The British Army's next generation of land forces will include investment in uncrewed ground vehicles, Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis told defence audiences at the Royal United Services Institute.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has welcomed Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs to alliance headquarters in Brussels for talks on the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara.
Leonardo and Baykar have completed the first phase of live testing for their K-SWARM programme, with Italian M-346 jets and the Turkish-built Bayraktar KIZILELMA uncrewed fighter aircraft flying joint autonomous formations over Turkey.
The Ministry of Defence is working with the Department for Business and Trade to identify defence product categories likely to be affected by a new 50 per cent steel tariff.
Workers at North Wales defence manufacturer Qioptiq have accepted a two-year pay deal worth eight per cent after threatening industrial action over an earlier offer, according to Unite.
Three British-designed long-range strike systems have been flight tested just months after the competition that produced them was launched, with follow-on contracts now awarded to take the designs into production for Ukraine.
British F-35B Lightning jets have flown sorties over Finland for the first time, launched from HMS Prince of Wales as part of NATO's premier air warfare exercise, according to the Royal Navy.
The British Army's planned Initial Operating Capability date for the Challenger 3 main battle tank is under review, although no formal reapproval has yet taken place, the Ministry of Defence stated.
