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Kraken Technology Group has warned that covering the High North effectively will require significant mass rather than a patchwork approach, arguing that persistent monitoring of the GIUK Gap requires enough uncrewed vessels to cover the entire operating area.
Babcock has brought together around 30 UK small and medium-sized enterprises at an engagement day in Dorset as it prepares its proposal to replace the British Army's outgoing Land Rover fleet.
Babcock's Devonport Open Days event has passed 10,000 tickets booked for 2026, with the annual public event at Devonport Royal Dockyard returning on 24 July.
The Norwegian Armed Forces have selected an enterprise licence upgrade to BAE Systems OneArc's VBS4 virtual training and mission rehearsal environment, under a four-year multi-year agreement.
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that only four to seven per cent of people who apply to join the UK's Armed Forces Reserves successfully become untrained entrants, with the Army recording the lowest conversion rate.
The government has confirmed it regularly reviews the military posture in the Falkland Islands and is satisfied the current level of forces is appropriate to defend them.
Since July 2024 the MoD has awarded 4,130 defence contracts, with 89% going to UK-based companies, though overseas firms are winning fewer but higher-value deals on average.
More than 4,500 military personnel from over 30 nations have begun exercise African Lion 2026, the largest annual joint military exercise on the African continent.
Mohammed Zahir Khan, aged 48, made numerous online posts expressing support for a proscribed organisation after his release from prison in December 2024.
The UK's terrorism threat level has been raised from substantial to severe, meaning an attack is now considered highly likely the Head of Counter Terrorism Policing has confirmed.
