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The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Scientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal Weapons has been closed, with its advisory role transferred to a Home Office body.
Soldiers from 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards have completed a week of live-fire marksmanship training in Cumbria aimed at maintaining combat readiness and weapons proficiency, according to the British Army.
The UK has played down suggestions that the Joint Expeditionary Force could be deployed to Greenland, stressing that the island’s security is already guaranteed through NATO.
The Ministry of Defence is preparing a major recompetition of its digital workplace services, with a future contract potentially worth up to £750 million over five years, according to a prior information notice.
The UK has entered the assessment phase of a multinational armoured vehicle programme centred on the Patria 6x6, with no procurement decision yet taken, the UK Defence Journal understands.
No decision has yet been taken on the future of the Challenger 2 tanks that will not be upgraded under the Challenger 3 programme, the UK Defence Journal understands.
The Ministry of Defence has said no weapon system has yet been selected for the Royal Navy’s planned uncrewed helicopter, while confirming that the Proteus demonstrator is expected to achieve its first flight this month.
The government has said it has no plans to expand the UK’s nuclear deterrent beyond its submarine-based system.
The Ministry of Defence has said it works closely with organisations linked to the Old Royal Naval College but does not hold responsibility for the site’s heritage upkeep, employment or day-to-day public access.
The Ministry of Defence has declined to disclose details on the weapons, naming or timelines associated with a planned air-launched collaborative uncrewed air vehicle, citing commercial sensitivity and security concerns.
